Effectiveness of Oral Antibiotics in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The need for oral antibiotics as part of the case management of severe acute malnutrition
(SAM) in the outpatient setting has not been studied in a prospective trial. This study will
compare the recovery rates of children with SAM treated at home with locally-produced
ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) with and without prescribed antibiotics as part of their
outpatient case management. The investigators hypothesize that there will be no significant
difference in rates of recovery between children who receive and children who do not receive
antibiotics.