Cryptosporidium infection in rural Gambian children: Epidemiology and risk factors.

• Main Authors: M Jahangir Hossain (Author), Debasish Saha (Author), Martin Antonio (Author), Dilruba Nasrin (Author), William C Blackwelder (Author), Usman N Ikumapayi (Author), Grant A Mackenzie (Author), Mitchell Adeyemi (Author), Momodou Jasseh (Author), Richard A Adegbola (Author), Anna W Roose (Author), Karen L Kotloff (Author), Myron M Levine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Cryptosporidium is a major pathogen associated with diarrheal disease in young children. We studied Cryptosporidium diarrhea in children enrolled in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) in rural Gambia.<h4>Methods</h4>We recruited children <5 year...