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    Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda
    (2009) Mor, Siobhan M.; Tumwine, James K.; Naumova, Elena N.; Ndeezi, Grace; Tzipori, Saul
    Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an important cause of persis- tent diarrhea, intestinal malabsorption, and wasting in HIV-positive adults. Mucosal damage associated with mi- crosporidiosis is more extensive than that related to other opportunistic intestinal infections (1,2) and leads to sub- stantial malabsorption of carbohydrates, fat, and essential nutrients (2–5). Although microsporidiosis is common in children <5 years of age, particularly those who live in de- veloping countries (6,7) or who are HIV positive (6,8,9), the effects of infection on nutritional health of these vulner- able populations are not well documented. We reexamined anthropometric data of children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea (6) and used regression analysis to determine whether there is an association between microsporidiosis and reduced growth rates.