Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study

Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study

Summary: Background: The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However, the true global burden of Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years might have been underestimated in previous quantifications becau...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim A Khalil, MD, Christopher Troeger, MPH, Puja C Rao, MPH, Brigette F Blacker, MPH, Alexandria Brown, MA, Thomas G Brewer, MD, Danny V Colombara, PhD, Eugenio L De Hostos, PhD, Cyril Engmann, ProfMD, Richard L Guerrant, MD, Rashidul Haque, MD, Eric R Houpt, MD, Gagandeep Kang, ProfMD, Poonum S Korpe, MD, Karen L Kotloff, ProfMD, Aldo A M Lima, MD, William A Petri, Jr, MD, James A Platts-Mills, MD, David A Shoultz, PhD, Mohammed H Forouzanfar, MD, Simon I Hay, ProfFMedSci, Robert C Reiner, Jr, PhD, Ali H Mokdad, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18302833

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