Fecal biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction and associated factors among children aged 24–59 months in east Dembiya district, northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Environmental enteric dysfunction is a subclinical intestinal disorder characterized by gut inflammation accompanied by morphological changes, such as blunted villi and crypt hyperplasia. This is a common illness in low and middle-income countries. However, environmental enteric...

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Main Authors: Zemichael Gizaw, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Bikes Destaw Bitew, Jiyoung Lee, Michael Bisesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02255-4