Zinc as an Adjuvant Therapy in Acute Severe Pneumonia in Children Aged Two Months to Two Years: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
While zinc supplementation demonstrated potential benefits such as reduced hospital stay and faster symptom resolution, these differences were not statistically significant. Further research is needed to validate zinc role in improving clinical outcomes in severe pediatric pneumonia.
Authors
- H. Durgappa
- Sathiyanarayanan Sathiyamoorthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-9208)
- S. Padmini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8133-3453)
- K. Uma Mahesh
Institutions
- Siddhartha Medical College (IN)
- Mangalore University (IN)
- Ballarat Health Services (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.82402
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12