title: Microbes and the malnourished child.
abstract: New research implicates a dysfunctional gut microbiome in the etiology of severe childhood malnutrition and confirms a role for antibiotics in its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WCIE 7HT, UK. andrew.prentice@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nabwera
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kwambana
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonio
authors.forename: Sophie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D054892:Metagenome / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents