Children 6–23 Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) Outpatient treatment: 200 kcal/kg/day of RUTF to last Transition to MAM if: months until the next visit Bilateral pitting edema grade + or ++ No bilateral pitting edema for more (treat as outpatient) or +++ (treat as See dosage table below. than 2 weeks inpatient) AND OR WHZ ≥ –3 WHZ < –3 OR OR MUAC ≥ 11.5 cm MUAC < 11.5 cm Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) FBF: 100 g /day to last until the next visit Transition to normal nutritional status WHZ ≥ –3 and < –2 if: OR OR WHZ ≥ –2 RUSF: 1 packet/day to last until the next visit MUAC ≥ 11.5 and < 12.5 cm OR MUAC ≥ 12.5 cm
Children 6–23 months Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) Bilateral pitting edema grade + or ++ (treat as outpatient) or +++ (treat as inpatient) OR WHZ < –3 OR MUAC < 11.5 cm Outpatient treatment: 200 kcal/kg/day of RUTF to last until the next visit See dosage table below. Transition to MAM if: No bilateral pitting edema for more than 2 weeks AND WHZ ≥ –3 OR MUAC ≥ 11.5 cm Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) WHZ ≥ –3 and < –2 OR MUAC ≥ 11.5 and < 12.5 cm FBF: 100 g /day to last until the next visit OR RUSF: 1 packet/day to last until the next visit Transition to normal nutritional status if: WHZ ≥ –2 OR MUAC ≥ 12.5 cm
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