Persistent measles infection in malnourished children
Dossetor J;Whittle HC;Greenwood BM;;
British medical journal1977Vol. 1pp. -
401
j1977britishpersistent
Abstract
Thirty malnourished and 25 well-nourished children were studied six to 31 days after the onset of a measles rash. Evidence of the virus was found in 40% of the malnourished children but in none of the well-nourished controls. Giant cells were found in the nasal secretions of five out of 17 malnouris …