Persistent diarrhea signals a critical period of increased diarrhea burdens and nutritional shortfalls: a prospective cohort study among children in northeastern Brazil.

AA, Lima; SR, Moore; MS Jr, Barboza; AM, Soares; MA, Schleupner; RD, Newman; CL, Sears; JP, Nataro; DP, Fedorko; T, Wuhib; JB, Schorling; RL, Guerrant

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.

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Lima AA

Moore SR

Barboza MS Jr

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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