CRYPTOSPORIDIUM INFECTION CAUSES UNDERNUTRITION AND, CONVERSELY, WEANLING UNDERNUTRITION INTENSIFIES INFECTION

Cryptosporidium parvum is a leading pathogen in children in developing countries. To investigate whether early postnatal malnutrition leads to heavier C. parvum infections, we assessed intestinal adaptation and parasite load in suckling mice during the first 2 wk of life, analogous to the first post...

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Main Authors: Coutinho, Bruna P., Oriá, Reinaldo B., Vieira, Carlos M. G., Sevilleja, Jesus Emmanuel A. D., Warren, Cirle A., Maciel, Jamilly G., Thompson, Meghan R., Pinkerton, Relana C., Lima, Aldo A. M., Guerrant, Richard L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070954/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18576767
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-1411.1
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