A Prospective Study on Child Morbidity and Gut Microbiota in Rural Malawi

Emma Kortekangas,Rebecca R. Young,Yin B Cheung,Yue-Mei Fan,Josh M. Jorgensen,Arox W. Kamng’ona,David Chaima,Ulla Ashorn,Kathryn G. Dewey,Kenneth Maleta,Per Ashorn

A Prospective Study on Child Morbidity and Gut Microbiota in Rural Malawi

2019

Emma Kortekangas
Rebecca R. Young
Yin B Cheung
Yue-Mei Fan
Josh M. Jorgensen
Arox W. Kamng’ona
David Chaima
Ulla Ashorn
Kathryn G. Dewey
Kenneth Maleta
Per Ashorn

ABSTRACTObjectives:The determinants of gut microbiota composition and its effects on common childhood illnesses are only partly understood, especially in low-income settings. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether morbidity predicts gut microbiota composition in Malawian children an

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Environmental health
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Endocrinology
Prospective cohort study
Gut flora
Medicine
Demography
sample collection
Standard score
Feces
Diversity index
Diarrhea

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