Malabsorption as a Cause of Iron Treatment Failure in Infants
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Infants should receive prophylacatic iron supplementation since age 4 months till one year.
Patients suffering from malabsorption, mainly Giardia infestation may develop iron deficiency
resistent to further iron treatment. The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of
malabsorption in those infants and to examine the results of empiric treatment with
metronidazole.