Early childhood growth deficits have been shown to have lifelong health and economic
impacts, yet their connection to one of their underlying causes, diarrheal diseases, has …

Background Gut microbiota is pivotal in maintaining children's health and well-being. The
ingestion of enteric pathogens and dysbiosis lead to Environmental Enteric Dysfunction …

Background Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is a leading cause of diarrheal morbidity and
mortality in children, although the data on disease burden, epidemiology, and impact on …

Background In coeliac disease and environmental enteropathy, dietary gluten and enteric
infections cause reversible inflammation and morphological changes to the small intestinal …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important cause of diarrhea in children and
travelers, especially in low-and middle-income countries. ETEC is a non-invasive gut …

Escherichia coli of different pathotypes are frequently involved in morbidity and mortality in
animals and humans. The study aimed to identify E. coli pathotypes and determine …

Background: Acute Infectious Diarrhea (AID) and the short-and long-term complications
associated with it are major causes of hospitalization worldwide. In Italy, due to a lack of …

Introduction Previous studies have sought to identify risk factors for malnutrition in
populations of schoolchildren, depending on traditional logistic regression methods …

Background: Gastroenteritis refers to an infection in the stomach and small intestine that may
be caused by bacte-ria, viruses, and other pathogenic agents. Most strains of Escherichia …

Objective: Oral malodour, an inadequately studied disease in children, is the third most
prevalent reason for dental consultations, with negative impacts on psychosocial health …