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High prevalence and prolonged shedding with enteric viruses among children with acute diarrhea in Franceville, Southeast of Gabon

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2021
Background: Diarrheal diseases are a severe public health problem and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and young infants, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries.
Nal Kennedy Ndjangangoye, Sonia Etenna Lekana-Douki, Gwladys Mirlande Lekolo, Octavie Banga Mve-Ella, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki   +5 more
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Rethinking the role of alpha toxin in Clostridium perfringens-associated enteric diseases : a review on bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]

, 2017
Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive rearing conditions and is characterized by sudden death associated with small ...
Deprez, Piet, Ducatelle, Richard, Goossens, Evy, Haesebrouck, Freddy, Pardon, Bart, Valgaeren, Bonnie, Van Immerseel, Filip   +6 more
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Achieving optimal technology and behavioral uptake of single and combined interventions of water, sanitation hygiene and nutrition, in an efficacy trial (WASH benefits) in rural Bangladesh

Trials, 2018
Background Uptake matters for evaluating the health impact of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions. Many large-scale WASH interventions have been plagued by low uptake.
Sarker Masud Parvez, Rashidul Azad, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Pavani K. Ram, Abu Mohd Naser, Christine P. Stewart, Kaniz Jannat, Musarrat Jabeen Rahman, Elli Leontsini, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby   +11 more
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Campylobacter infections among Bulgarian children: molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2020
Infections caused by Campylobacter spp. continue to be a serious health burden worldwide. The importance of Campylobacter jejuni/coli for the development of acute gastroenteritis in Bulgaria has not been studied well yet, especially in early childhood ...
Maria Pavlova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, George Donkov, Yordanka Mitova-Mineva, Todor Kantardjiev, Valeri Velev   +5 more
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Risk of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Related to Treatment of Escherichia coli O157 Infection with Different Antimicrobial Classes

Microorganisms, 2021
Treatment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (O157) diarrhea with antimicrobials might alter the risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). However, full characterization of which antimicrobials might affect risk is lacking, particularly among ...
Rajal K. Mody, Robert M. Hoekstra, Magdalena Kendall Scott, John Dunn, Kirk Smith, Melissa Tobin-D’Angelo, Beletshachew Shiferaw, Katie Wymore, Paula Clogher, Amanda Palmer, Nicole Comstock, Kari Burzlaff, Sarah Lathrop, Sharon Hurd, Patricia M. Griffin   +14 more
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Impact of Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Enteric Infections in Rural Zimbabwe: The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background We assessed the impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) interventions on enteric infections in the Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial in rural Zimbabwe.
E. R. Rogawski McQuade, J. Platts-Mills, J. Gratz, Jixian Zhang, L. Moulton, K. Mutasa, F. Majo, N. Tavengwa, R. Ntozini, A. Prendergast, J. Humphrey, Jieng-Lung Liu, E. Houpt   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Provision versus promotion to develop a handwashing station: the effect on desired handwashing behavior

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Diarrhea prevalence increases from around the time that complementary foods are introduced. Improving caregiver’s hand hygiene during food preparation could reduce complementary food contamination and enteric pathogen transmission.
Debashish Biswas, Fosiul Alam Nizame, Tina Sanghvi, Sumitro Roy, Stephen P. Luby, Leanne E. Unicomb   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Cytolethal Distending Toxin in Altered Stool Form and Bowel Phenotypes in a Rat Model of Post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome. [PDF]

, 2012
Background/aimsCampylobacter jejuni infection is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, which is a trigger for post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS). Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is expressed by enteric pathogens that cause PI-IBS. We
Alpern, Joel, Barlow, Gillian M, Chang, Christopher, Hwang, Laura, Jee, Sam-Ryong, Khoshini, Reza, Low, Kimberly, Marsh, Zachary, Morales, Walter, Pimentel, Mark, Pokkunuri, Venkata, Wang, Hanlin, Weitsman, Stacy   +12 more
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Development, Interlaboratory Evaluations, and Application of a Simple, High-Throughput Shigella Serum Bactericidal Assay

mSphere, 2018
Shigella is an important cause of diarrhea worldwide, with serotypes Shigella flexneri 2a, S. flexneri 3a, and Shigella sonnei demonstrating epidemiological prevalence.
Moon H. Nahm, Jigui Yu, Hailey P. Weerts, Heather Wenzel, Chitradevi S. Tamilselvi, Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, Marcela F. Pasetti, Sachin Mani, Robert W. Kaminski   +8 more
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Improved household flooring is associated with lower odds of enteric and parasitic infections in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Enteric and parasitic infections such as soil-transmitted helminths cause considerable mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income settings. Earthen household floors are common in many of these settings and could serve as a reservoir for enteric ...
Hugo Legge, Rachel L Pullan, Benn Sartorius   +2 more
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