Persistent Diarrhea Signals a Critical Period of Increased Diarrhea Burdens and Nutritional Shortfalls: A Prospective Cohort Study among Children in Northeastern Brazil

Â. M. Lima, Aldo; R. Moore, Sean; S. Barboza, Manuel; M. Soares, Alberto; A Schleupner, M; D. Newman, Robert; L. Sears, Cynthia; P. Nataro, James; P. Fedorko, Daniel; Wuhib, Tadesse; B. Schorling, John; L. Guerrant, Richard

doi:10.1086/315423

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Persistent Diarrhea Signals a Critical Period of Increased Diarrhea Burdens and Nutritional Shortfalls: A Prospective Cohort Study among Children in Northeastern Brazil

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • May 1, 2000

Authors:

Aldo Â. M. Lima

Sean R. Moore

Manuel S. Barboza

Abstract

Persistent diarrhea (PD; duration >/=14 days) is a growing part of the global burden of diarrheal diseases. A 45-month prospective cohort study (with illness, nutritional, and microbiologic surveillance) was conducted in a shantytown in northeastern Brazil, to elucidate the epidemiology, nutritional...

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Diarrhea

Prospective cohort study

Medicine

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