TABLE.

Seven infants with physician-diagnosed zinc deficiency disorder, by selected characteristics — Washington, DC, and Houston, Texas, 2012–2013

Patient	Sex	Gestational age (wks)	Birth weight (g)	Cholestasis	Race/Ethnicity	Received PN	Dermatitis	PN duration before diagnosis (wks)	Serum zinc level (μg/dL)*	Serum alkaline phosphatase level (U/L)†	Bacterial infection	Infant death
1	M	24	734	Yes	Black, non-Hispanic	Yes	Yes	10	NA	192	No	No
2	M	24	673	Yes	Black, non-Hispanic	Yes	Yes	15	14	62	No	No
3	F	29	551	Yes	Black, non-Hispanic	Yes	Yes	10	56	32	No	No
4	M	37	2,950	Yes	White, Hispanic	Yes	Yes	18	16	74	No	No
5	M	25	690	Yes	White, non-Hispanic	Yes	Yes	34	41	73	Yes§	Yes
6	F	37	2,620	Yes	White, Hispanic	Yes	Yes	5	25	110	Yes¶	Yes
7	M	33	1,599	Yes	Black, Hispanic	Yes	No	4	34	92	Yes**	No

Abbreviations: PN = parenteral nutrition; NA = not available.

^*Lowest serum zinc level measured by laboratory testing; normal range = 70–120 μg/dL.

^†Lowest serum alkaline phosphatase level measured by laboratory testing; normal range = 150–420 U/L.

^§Staphylococcus aureus.

^¶Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

^**Escherichia coli and Kluyvera ascorbata.