Nutrition Advisor
Normal user
23 Oct 2013, 06:07
There are many occasions where CMAM program run out of routine medicines mainly Amoxicillin yet the provision of Plumpy Nut continues. Is there any study done so far to see the effectiveness of treatment of SAM using PLumpy Nut only with out providing Amoxicillin?
Emergency Nutrition Specialist
Normal user
23 Oct 2013, 12:05
Hi Anonymous 2287
The link below are related studies showing addition of antibiotics in outpatient SAM management was associated with a significant improvement in recovery and mortality rates.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654668/pdf/nihms-448526.pdf
http://www.fantaproject.org/sites/default/files/resources/FANTA-CMAM-Antibiotic-Study-Mar2012.pdf
Rogers