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Optimisation, validation and field applicability of a 13C-sucrose breath test to assess intestinal function in environmental enteropathy among children in resource poor settings: study protocol for a prospective study in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Jamaica, Peru and Zambia

INTRODUCTION: Environmental enteropathy (EE) is suspected to be a cause of growth faltering in children with sustained exposure to enteric pathogens, typically in resource-limited settings. A major hindrance to EE research is the lack of sensitive, non-invasive biomarkers. Current biomarkers measure...

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Autores principales: Lee, Gwenyth O, Schillinger, Robert, Shivakumar, Nirupama, Whyte, Sherine, Huq, Sayeeda, Ochieng Konyole, Silvenus, Chileshe, Justin, Paredes-Olortegui, Maribel, Owino, Victor, Yazbeck, Roger, Kosek, Margaret N, Kelly, Paul, Morrison, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7674092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33203623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035841