Gut microbiota shifts favorably with delivery of handwashing with soap and water treatment intervention in a prospective cohort (CHoBI7 trial)

• Main Authors: Shirajum Monira (Author), Indrajeet Barman (Author), Fatema Tuz Jubyda (Author), Sk. Imran Ali (Author), Aminul Islam (Author), Kazi Mohammad Zillur Rahman (Author), Mahamud-ur Rashid (Author), Fatema-Tuz Johura (Author), Marzia Sultana (Author), Fatema Zohura (Author), Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian (Author), Tahmina Parvin (Author), David Sack (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), K M Saif- (Author), Maqsud Hossain (Author), Haruo Watanabe (Author), Christine Marie George (Author), Munirul Alam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cholera can result in the expulsion of important microbiota from the gut and result in death if left untreated. The disease transmits mainly via drinking water carrying Vibrio cholerae; and household contacts (HHC) of cholera patients are at elevated risk during the first week of...