Malnutrition and Infection: Complex Mechanisms and Global Impacts

• Published in: PLoS medicine Vol. 4; no. 5; p. e115
• Main Authors: Schaible, Ulrich E, Kaufmann, Stefan H. E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.05.2007; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Animals; Body mass index; Causes of; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus - immunology; Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology; Energy consumption; Genetic aspects; Global Health; Health aspects; HIV; HIV Infection/AIDS; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - immunology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunity; Immunology; Infection; Infection - epidemiology; Infection - immunology; Infectious Diseases; International aspects; Leptin; Leptin - immunology; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - immunology; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Malnutrition - immunology; Measles - epidemiology; Measles - immunology; Medicine in Developing Countries; Non-Clinical Medicine; Nutrition; Nutrition and Metabolism; Obesity; Obesity - immunology; Obesity - physiopathology; Pediatrics; Pediatrics and Child Health; Protein-energy malnutrition; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - immunology; Public Health and Epidemiology; Research in Translation; Risk Factors; Statistics; T-Lymphocytes - immunology; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - immunology; Virology; United States; HIV Infections; Obesity; Malaria; T-Lymphocytes; Comorbidity; Humans; Risk Factors; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Diabetes Mellitus; Infection; Animals; Tuberculosis; Leptin; Measles; World Health; Malnutrition
• ISSN: 1549-1676; 1549-1277; 1549-1676
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040115

The authors discuss current concepts and controversies surrounding the complex influences of malnutrition on infection and immunity, and point to practical consequences of countermeasures in acute malnutrition.