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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Section 3 - Condition-Specific <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong><br />

antibiotics are rotated every two to three months to avoid overgrowth of resistant<br />

bacteria (3,5).<br />

Liver Disease<br />

Parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) is a common complication <strong>for</strong><br />

children <strong>with</strong> short bowel syndrome who depend on long term TPN. PNALD affects<br />

40-60% of infants <strong>with</strong> prolonged PN and it has a significant effect on mortality.<br />

Risk factors <strong>for</strong> development of PNALD include premature birth, extremely short<br />

bowel (

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