Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial

Mathieu Lemaire; Qazi Shafayetul Islam; Hua Shen; Marufa Aziz Khan; Monira Parveen; Fahmida Abedin; Farhana Haseen; Ziauddin Hyder; Richard J Cook; Stanley H Zlotkin

doi:10.3945/ajcn.110.009316

Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial

Mathieu Lemaire, Qazi Shafayetul Islam, Hua Shen, Marufa Aziz Khan, Monira Parveen, Fahmida Abedin, Farhana Haseen, Ziauddin Hyder, Richard J Cook, Stanley H Zlotkin

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A link between the provision of iron and infectious morbidity has been suggested, particularly in children with malnutrition. Two meta-analyses concluded that iron is not harmful, but malnourished children were underrepresented in most available studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	585-593
Number of pages	9
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	94
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.110.009316
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Lemaire, M., Islam, Q. S., Shen, H., Khan, M. A., Parveen, M., Abedin, F., Haseen, F., Hyder, Z., Cook, R. J., & Zlotkin, S. H. (2011). Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94(2), 585-593. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.110.009316

Lemaire, Mathieu ; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul ; Shen, Hua et al. / Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity : a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial. In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011 ; Vol. 94, No. 2. pp. 585-593.

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Lemaire, M, Islam, QS, Shen, H, Khan, MA, Parveen, M, Abedin, F, Haseen, F, Hyder, Z, Cook, RJ & Zlotkin, SH 2011, 'Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 585-593. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.110.009316

Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial. / Lemaire, Mathieu; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Shen, Hua et al.
In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 94, No. 2, 2011, p. 585-593.

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Lemaire M, Islam QS, Shen H, Khan MA, Parveen M, Abedin F et al. Iron-containing micronutrient powder provided to children with moderate-to-severe malnutrition increases hemoglobin concentrations but not the risk of infectious morbidity: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority safety trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011;94(2):585-593. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009316