Symptomatic and asymptomatic enteric protozoan parasitic infection and their association with subsequent growth parameters in under five children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

• Main Authors: Rina Das (Author), Parag Palit (Author), Md Ahshanul Haque (Author), Myron M Levine (Author), Karen L Kotloff (Author), Dilruba Nasrin (Author), M Jahangir Hossain (Author), Dipika Sur (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Robert F Breiman (Author), Matthew C Freeman (Author), A S G Faruque (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium are common intestinal protozoan parasites that contribute to a high burden of childhood morbidity and mortality. Our study quantified the association between intestinal protozoan parasites and child anthropometric out...