Prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and impact on child health in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) are common pathogens infecting children during their growth and development. Determining the epidemiology and the impact of DEC on child anthropometric measures informs prioritization of prevention efforts. These relationships were evaluated in a novel setting, Cap-Haitien, Haiti.

Methods

We performed pre-specified secondary analysis of a case-control study of community-dwelling children, 6-36 months of age, enrolled 96 cases with diarrhea and 99 asymptomatic controls. Assessments were performed at enrollment and one month later at follow-up. Established endpoint PCR methodologies targeted DEC gDNA isolated from fecal swabs. The association between DEC and anthropometric z-scores at enrollment was determined using multivariate

SUBMITTER: Diaz JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10162540 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature