title: [Malnutrition and immunodeficiency in children].
abstract: Our knowledge on relationships between nutrition, immunity and infection has much progressed. Malnutrition affects all three defence mechanisms: unspecific immunity, cellular immunity and humoral immunity. Any kind of nutriment is concerned: nitrogen-caloric nutriments, trace elements, vitamins. Restoration and maintenance of a good nutritional status have become imperative in order to stop the vicious cercle of malnutrition-infection in infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie II, CHU d'Amiens, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saygili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Risbourg
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008055:Lipids / Q000276:immunology; D018977:Micronutrients; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000276:immunology; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D018977:Micronutrients; D009711:Nucleotides; D011506:Proteins