Identification of Etiology-Specific Diarrhea Associated With Linear Growth Faltering in Bangladeshi Infants
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Etiology of diarrhea in Bangladeshi infants in the first year of life analyzed using molecular methods.
BACKGROUND Diarrhea causes enormous morbidity and mortality in developing countries, yet the relative importance of multiple potential enteropathogens has been difficult to ascertain. METHODS We performed a longitudinal cohort study from birth to 1 year of age in 147 infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction, we analyzed 420 episodes of diarrhea and 1385 monthly ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy106