Zinc supplementation for the prevention of pneumonia in children aged 2 months to 59 months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than five years of age. Most deaths occur during infancy and in low-income countries. Daily zinc supplements have been reported to prevent acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and reduce child mortality. This is an update of a review first published in 2010.

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in the prevention of pneumonia in children aged two to 59 months.

Search methods

We searched CENTRAL (Issue 21 October 2016), MEDLINE (1966 to October 2016), Embase (1974 to October 2016), LILACS (1982 to October 2016), CINAHL (1981 to October 2016), Web of Science (1985 to October 2016) and IMSEAR (1980 to October 2016).

Selection criteria

Randomi

SUBMITTER: Lassi ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6463931 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature