Growth velocity in children with Environmental Enteric Dysfunction is associated with specific bacterial and viral taxa of the gastrointestinal tract in Malawian children.

• Main Authors: Chandni Desai (Author), Scott A Handley (Author), Rachel Rodgers (Author), Cynthia Rodriguez (Author), Maria I Ordiz (Author), Mark J Manary (Author), Lori R Holtz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is characterized by diffuse villous atrophy of the small bowel. EED is strongly associated with stunting, a major public health problem linked to increased childhood morbidity and mortality. EED and subsequent stunting of linear growth are surmised to have mic...