Skip to main content
CHAIN Publications

Plasma lipopolysaccharide levels predict mortality in acutely ill children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

By December 1, 2025No Comments

Childhood mortality remains high in low-resource settings, where environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is prevalent. Peripheral blood bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are potential biomarkers of intestinal microbial translocation and inflammation; however, the effects of LPS translocation on mortality in this context remains unexplored.  Read full article here