Cryptosporidiosis Stimulates an Inflammatory Intestinal Response in Malnourished Haitian Children

The mechanisms by which Cryptosporidium parvum cause persistent diarrhea and increased morbidity and mortality are poorly understood. Three groups of Haitian children

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.186 (1), p.94-101
Main Authors: Kirkpatrick, Beth D., Daniels, Michelle M., Jean, Simone Sonia, Pape, Jean W., Karp, Christopher, Littenberg, Benjamin, Fitzgerald, Daniel W., Lederman, Howard M., Nataro, James P., Sears, Cynthia L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding
Child health services
Child nutrition
Child nutrition disorders
Cohort Studies
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - etiology
Cryptosporidiosis - immunology
Cryptosporidium parvum
Cytokines
Developing Countries
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - etiology
Diarrhea - immunology
Feces - chemistry
Haiti - epidemiology
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infections
Infectious diseases
Interleukin-10 - analysis
Interleukin-13 - analysis
Interleukin-8 - analysis
Intestines - immunology
Lactoferrin - analysis
Major Article
Malnutrition
Medical sciences
Nutrition Disorders - complications
Nutrition Disorders - microbiology
Oocysts
Parasitic diseases
Prospective Studies
Proteins - analysis
Protozoal diseases
TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 1
Urban Population
Vitamin A
Vitamin A Deficiency - complications
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Summary:The mechanisms by which Cryptosporidium parvum cause persistent diarrhea and increased morbidity and mortality are poorly understood. Three groups of Haitian children
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/341296