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Case-Control Study of Cryptosporidium Transmission in Bangladeshi Households.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 19 Mar 2019
Korpe Poonum S, Gilchrist Carol, Burkey Cecelia, Taniuchi Mami, Ahmed Emtiaz, Madan Vikram, Castillo Rachel, Ahmed Shahnawaz, Arju Tuhinur, Alam Masud, Kabir Mamun, Ahmed Tahmeed, Petri William A, Haque Rashidul, Faruque A S G, Duggal Priya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium is a leading contributor to diarrheal morbidity and mortality in under-5 children worldwide. As there is no vaccine and no effective drug therapy in young children for this infection, preventing infection is critical. We undertook a pilot case-control study to define the extent of person-to-person transmission of cryptosporidiosis within an urban and a rural community in Bangladesh....
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