Impact of Shigella infections and inflammation early in life on child growth and school-aged cognitive outcomes: Findings from three birth cohorts over eight years.

Impact of Shigella infections and inflammation early in life on child growth and school-aged cognitive outcomes: Findings from three birth cohorts over eight years.

<h4>Background</h4>Shigella infections cause inflammation, which has been hypothesized to mediate the associations between Shigella and child development outcomes among children in low-resource settings. We aimed to assess whether early life inflammation and Shigella infections affect sc...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Rebecca J Scharf, Erling Svensen, Amber Huggins, Angelina Maphula, Eliwaza Bayo, Ladislaus Blacy, Paula Pamplona E de Souza, Hilda Costa, Eric R Houpt, Pascal O Bessong, Estomih R Mduma, Aldo A M Lima, Richard L Guerrant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010722

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010722

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