Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study

• Main Authors: Ibrahim A Khalil, MD (Author), Christopher Troeger, MPH (Author), Puja C Rao, MPH (Author), Brigette F Blacker, MPH (Author), Alexandria Brown, MA (Author), Thomas G Brewer, MD (Author), Danny V Colombara, PhD (Author), Eugenio L De Hostos, PhD (Author), Cyril Engmann, ProfMD (Author), Richard L Guerrant, MD (Author), Rashidul Haque, MD (Author), Eric R Houpt, MD (Author), Gagandeep Kang, ProfMD (Author), Poonum S Korpe, MD (Author), Karen L Kotloff, ProfMD (Author), Aldo A M Lima, MD (Author), William A Petri, Jr, MD (Author), James A Platts-Mills, MD (Author), David A Shoultz, PhD (Author), Mohammed H Forouzanfar, MD (Author), Simon I Hay, ProfFMedSci (Author), Robert C Reiner, Jr, PhD (Author), Ali H Mokdad, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However, the true global burden of Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years might have been underestimated in previous quantifications becaus...