Angelina Maphula

TL;DR: Subclinical infection and quantity of pathogens, particularly Shigella, enteroaggregative E coli, Campylobacter, and Giardia, had a substantial negative association with linear growth, which was sustained during the first 2 years of life, and in some cases, to 5 years.

TL;DR: Quantitative molecular diagnostics improved estimates of pathogen-specific burdens of childhood diarrhoea in the community setting and created aetiology prediction scores using clinical characteristics that could improve the management of diarrhoee in these low-resource settings.

TL;DR: The MAL-ED study represents a novel analytical framework and explicitly evaluates multiple putative EE pathways in combination and using an unprecedented quantity of data to demonstrate that enteric infection alters both fecal markers of inflammation and permeability.

TL;DR: This cohort study assessed child development in a harmonious manner across 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, and Tanzania, and developed standard operating procedures and used multiple techniques to ensure appropriate adaptation and quality assurance across the sites.

TL;DR: Findings lend support for the use of portions of this abbreviated and adapted version of the Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environment for use among heterogeneous, cross-cultural groups in low- and middle-income nations.