Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda

We show that the microsporidian fungus Enterocytozoon bieneusi is associated with lower rates of weight gain in children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea. This relationship remained after controlling for HIV and concurrent cryptosporidiosis. Children with microsporidiosis were predicted to weigh 1...

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Autores principales: Mor, Siobhan M., Tumwine, James K., Naumova, Elena N., Ndeezi, Grace, Tzipori, Saul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116049
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1501.071536
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Sumario:We show that the microsporidian fungus Enterocytozoon bieneusi is associated with lower rates of weight gain in children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea. This relationship remained after controlling for HIV and concurrent cryptosporidiosis. Children with microsporidiosis were predicted to weigh 1.3 kg less than children without microsporidiosis at 5 years of age.

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