Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 02:29 in Health & Medicine

Antibiotics improve growth in children at risk of undernourishment in low and middle income countries, according to researchers who have just conducted a research literature review on the subject. Their results suggest that the youngest children from the most vulnerable populations benefit most and show significant improvements toward expected growth for their age and sex, particularly for weight.

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