Gut integrity and duodenal enteropathogen burden in undernourished children with environmental enteric dysfunction

This study explores association of altered duodenal permeability (lactulose, rhamnose and their ratio ) with higher burden of enteropathogen in the duodenal aspirate, altered histopathological findings and higher morbidity (diarrhea) that is collectively associated with linear growth faltering in children living in EED endemic setting. In a longitudinal birth cohort, 51 controls (WHZ > 0, HAZ>−1.0) and 63 cases (WHZ
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research