Cessation of exclusive breastfeeding and seasonality, but not small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, are associated with environmental enteric dysfunction: A birth cohort study amongst infants in rural Kenya

Cessation of exclusive breastfeeding and seasonality, but not small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, are associated with environmental enteric dysfunction: A birth cohort study amongst infants in rural Kenya

Summary: Background: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder of unclear aetiology prevalent amongst children in low-income settings and associated with stunting. We aimed to characterise development of EED and its putative risk factors amongst rural Ken...

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Main Authors: Rosie J. Crane, Edward P.K. Parker, Simon Fleming, Agnes Gwela, Wilson Gumbi, Joyce M. Ngoi, Zaydah R. de Laurent, Emily Nyatichi, Moses Ngari, Juliana Wambua, Holm H. Uhlig, James A. Berkley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Environmental enteric dysfunction
Stunting
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Infant feeding
Gut microbiota
Breastfeeding
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258953702200133X

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