Malnutrition continues to threaten the lives of millions across the world, with children being
hardest hit. Although inadequate access to food and infectious disease are the primary …

Cryptosporidium is a major cause of moderate‐to‐severe diarrhoea in humans worldwide,
second only to rotavirus. Due to the wide host range and environmental persistence of this …

Background Childhood diarrhoea can be caused by many pathogens that are difficult to
assay in the laboratory. Molecular diagnostic techniques provide a uniform method to detect …

Background The importance of Cryptosporidium as a pediatric enteropathogen in
developing countries is recognized. Methods Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study …

Background Our current understanding of the composition and stability of the human distal
gut microbiota is based largely on studies of infants and adults living in developed countries …

Diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites has traditionally relied on stool microscopy, which
has low diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. We have developed a novel, rapid, high …

Background. Malnourished children are at increased risk for death due to diarrhea. Our goal
was to determine the contribution of specific enteric infections to malnutrition-associated …

Burden of disease from cryptosporidiosis : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Burden of
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Cryptosporidium spp. are coccidians, oocysts‐forming apicomplexan protozoa, which
complete their life cycle both in humans and animals, through zoonotic and anthroponotic …

Giardia is a protozoan parasite of the small intestine, and a leading cause of diarrhoeal
disease worldwide in a variety of animals, including humans. The host–parasite interaction …