Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Lao Children at Risk of Zinc Deficiency (P19-013-19)

Determine if children (6 to 23 mo) who received daily preventive zinc (PZ; 7 mg/d), daily high-zinc, low-iron micronutrient powder (MNP; 10 mg/d zinc, 6 mg/d iron) or therapeutic zinc during episodes of diarrhea (TZ; 20 mg/d for 10 d per episode) have improved markers of innate and adaptive immune function, compared to placebo (PL). Rural Laotian children were recruited into a double-blind, randomized, controlled intervention trial for 9 mo....