Endotoxemia in protein-energy malnutrition.
The plasma endotoxin levels of 16 severely malnourished Thai children were determined by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. Endotoxemia was present in seven children (44%) on admission to the hospital and was associated with the coexistence of vitamin A deficiency. Protein-energy malnutrition is associated with the presence of endotoxemia.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008033:Limulus Test; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
D004731:Endotoxins