Delayed iron improves iron status without altering malaria risk in severe malarial anemia

WHO guidelines recommend concurrent iron and antimalarial treatment in children with malaria and iron deficiency, but iron may not be well absorbed or utilized during a malaria episode. We aimed to determine whether starting iron 28 d after antimalarial treatment in children with severe malaria and iron deficiency would improve iron status and lower malaria risk. We conducted a randomized clinical trial on the effect of immediate compared with...