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Prevalence Of Diarrheagenic Escherichia Coli And Impact On Child Health In Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Jenna N. Diaz, Lora L. Iannotti, Sherlie Jean Louis Dulience, Sydney Vie, Xuntian Jiang, Vadim Grigura, Jacques Boncy, Francesca J. Marhone Pierre, F. Matthew Kuhlmann Jan 2023

Prevalence Of Diarrheagenic Escherichia Coli And Impact On Child Health In Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Jenna N. Diaz, Lora L. Iannotti, Sherlie Jean Louis Dulience, Sydney Vie, Xuntian Jiang, Vadim Grigura, Jacques Boncy, Francesca J. Marhone Pierre, F. Matthew Kuhlmann

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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 …