Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMor, Siobhan M.
dc.contributor.authorTumwine, James K.
dc.contributor.authorNaumova, Elena N.
dc.contributor.authorNdeezi, Grace
dc.contributor.authorTzipori, Saul
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-15T13:48:20Z
dc.date.available2021-12-15T13:48:20Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractEnterocytozoon 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMor, S. M., Tumwine, J. K., Naumova, E. N., Ndeezi, G., & Tzipori, S. (2009). Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda. Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda, 15(1), DOI: 10.3201/eid1501.071536en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/631
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMicrosporidiosisen_US
dc.subjectMalnutritionen_US
dc.subjectDiarrheaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMicrosporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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