{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Korpe P"],"funding":["National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases","NIAID NIH HHS","National Institutes of Health","NIH HHS"],"pagination":["2178-2186"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10273363"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["76(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Cryptosporidium spp. are responsible for significant diarrheal morbidity and mortality in under-5 children. There is no vaccine; thus, a focus on prevention is paramount. Prior studies suggest that person-to-person spread may be an important pathway for transmission to young children. Here we describe a longitudinal cohort study of 100 families with infants to determine rates of cryptosporidiosis within households during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Families living in Mirpur, Bangladesh, with 1 infant aged 6-8 months were enrolled and followed with weekly illness survey and stool testing for Cryptosporidium for 8 months.<h4>Results</h4>From December 2020 to August 2021, 100 families were enrolled. Forty-four percent of index children a"],"journal":["Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America"],"pubmed_title":["Prospective Cohort Study of Cryptosporidium Infection and Shedding in Infants and Their Households."],"pmcid":["PMC10273363"],"funding_grant_id":["5R01AI146123","R01 AI146123"],"pubmed_authors":["Ni Z","Duggal P","Munday RM","Korpe P","Ferdous T","Ara R","Kabir M","Alam M","Haque R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Prospective Cohort Study of Cryptosporidium Infection and Shedding in Infants and Their Households.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Cryptosporidium spp. are responsible for significant diarrheal morbidity and mortality in under-5 children. There is no vaccine; thus, a focus on prevention is paramount. Prior studies suggest that person-to-person spread may be an important pathway for transmission to young children. Here we describe a longitudinal cohort study of 100 families with infants to determine rates of cryptosporidiosis within households during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Families living in Mirpur, Bangladesh, with 1 infant aged 6-8 months were enrolled and followed with weekly illness survey and stool testing for Cryptosporidium for 8 months.<h4>Results</h4>From December 2020 to August 2021, 100 families were enrolled. Forty-four percent of index children a","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Jun","modification":"2026-06-03T17:24:16.077Z","creation":"2025-04-05T00:00:45.48Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10273363","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36750491"],"doi":["10.1093/cid/ciad059"]}}