Putative Biomarkers of Environmental Enteric Disease Fail to Correlate in a Cross-Sectional Study in Two Study Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

Putative Biomarkers of Environmental Enteric Disease Fail to Correlate in a Cross-Sectional Study in Two Study Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is an elusive, inflammatory syndrome of the small intestine thought to be associated with enterocyte loss and gut leakiness and lead to stunted child growth. To date, the gold standard for diagnosis is small intestine biopsy followed by histology. Several puta...

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Main Authors: Pascale Vonaesch, Munir Winkel, Nathalie Kapel, Alison Nestoret, Laurence Barbot-Trystram, Clément Pontoizeau, Robert Barouki, Maheninasy Rakotondrainipiana, Kaleb Kandou, Zo Andriamanantena, Lova Andrianonimiadana, Azimdine Habib, Andre Rodriguez-Pozo, Milena Hasan, Inès Vigan-Womas, Jean-Marc Collard, Jean-Chrysostome Gody, Serge Djorie, Philippe J. Sansonetti, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, on behalf of the Afribiota Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
environmental enteric dysfunction
stunted child growth
Sub-Saharan Africa
anemia
biomarker
alpha-1-antitrypsin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/16/3312

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