Muriel Vray, Laura Tondeur, Boris G Hedible, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Alexandre Manirakiza, Ramatoulaye Hamidou Lazoumar, Cassandre Van Platen, Antonio Vargas, André Briend, Ronan Jambou
The main objective of this project was to compare in the field conditions two strategies of re-nutrition of children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) aged from 6 to 24 months, targeting the microbiota in comparison with a standard regimen. A three-arm, open-label, pragmatic randomised trial was conducted in four countries (Niger, CAR, Senegal and Madagascar). Children received for 12 weeks either fortified blended flour (FBF control) = arm 1, or FBF + azithromycin (oral suspension of 20 mg/kg/day daily given with a syringe) for the first 3 days at inclusion = arm 2 or mix FBF with inulin/fructo-oligosaccharides (6 g/day if age ≥12 months and 4 g if age <12 months) = arm 3...
April 10, 2024: Maternal & Child Nutrition