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Optimization of Quantitative PCR Methods for Enteropathogen Detection by Liu, Jie, Gratz, Jean, Amour, Caroline, Nshama, Rosemary, Walongo, Thomas, Maro, Athanasia, Mduma, Esto, Platts-Mills, James, Boisen, Nadia, Nataro, James, Haverstick, Doris M, Kabir, Furqan, Lertsethtakarn, Paphavee, Silapong, Sasikorn, Jeamwattanalert, Pimmada, Bodhidatta, Ladaporn, Mason, Carl, Begum, Sharmin, Haque, Rashidul, Praharaj, Ira, Kang, Gagandeep, Houpt, Eric R

“…Detection and quantification of enteropathogens in stool specimens is useful for diagnosing the cause of diarrhea but is technically challenging. Here we…”
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Disruption of the human gut microbiota following Norovirus infection by Nelson, Adam M, Walk, Seth T, Taube, Stefan, Taniuchi, Mami, Houpt, Eric R, Wobus, Christiane E, Young, Vincent B

“…The gut microbiota, the collection of all bacterial members in the intestinal tract, plays a key role in health. Disruption of the indigenous microbiota by a…”
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Prevalence and extent of heteroresistance by next generation sequencing of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Operario, Darwin J, Koeppel, Alexander F, Turner, Stephen D, Bao, Yongde, Pholwat, Suporn, Banu, Sayera, Foongladda, Suporn, Mpagama, Stellah, Gratz, Jean, Ogarkov, Oleg, Zhadova, Svetlana, Heysell, Scott K, Houpt, Eric R

“…Amplicon-based Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is an emerging method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing (DST) but has not been well…”
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A Laboratory-Developed TaqMan Array Card for Simultaneous Detection of 19 Enteropathogens by Liu, Jie, Gratz, Jean, Amour, Caroline, Kibiki, Gibson, Becker, Stephen, Janaki, Lalitha, Verweij, Jaco J, Taniuchi, Mami, Sobuz, Shihab U, Haque, Rashidul, Haverstick, Doris M, Houpt, Eric R

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Exposure to aflatoxin and fumonisin in children at risk for growth impairment in rural Tanzania by Chen, Chen, Mitchell, Nicole J., Gratz, Jean, Houpt, Eric R., Gong, Yunyun, Egner, Patricia A., Groopman, John D., Riley, Ronald T., Showker, Jency L., Svensen, Erling, Mduma, Estomih R., Patil, Crystal L., Wu, Felicia

“…Growth impairment is a major public health issue for children in Tanzania. The question remains as to whether dietary mycotoxins play a role in compromising…”
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Morbidity and mortality due to shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016 by Khalil, Ibrahim A, Troeger, Christopher, Blacker, Brigette F, Rao, Puja C, Brown, Alexandria, Atherly, Deborah E, Brewer, Thomas G, Engmann, Cyril M, Houpt, Eric R, Kang, Gagandeep, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Myron M, Luby, Stephen P, MacLennan, Calman A, Pan, William K, Pavlinac, Patricia B, Platts-Mills, James A, Qadri, Firdausi, Riddle, Mark S, Ryan, Edward T, Shoultz, David A, Steele, A Duncan, Walson, Judd L, Sanders, John W, Mokdad, Ali H, Murray, Christopher J L, Hay, Simon I, Reiner, Robert C

“…Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are bacterial pathogens that are frequently associated with diarrhoeal disease, and are a significant…”
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Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study by Khalil, Ibrahim A, Troeger, Christopher, Rao, Puja C, Blacker, Brigette F, Brown, Alexandria, Brewer, Thomas G, Colombara, Danny V, De Hostos, Eugenio L, Engmann, Cyril, Guerrant, Richard L, Haque, Rashidul, Houpt, Eric R, Kang, Gagandeep, Korpe, Poonum S, Kotloff, Karen L, Lima, Aldo A M, Petri, William A, Platts-Mills, James A, Shoultz, David A, Forouzanfar, Mohammed H, Hay, Simon I, Reiner, Robert C, Mokdad, Ali H

“…The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However, the true global burden of…”
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Gut Microbiomes of Malawian Twin Pairs Discordant for Kwashiorkor by Smith, Michelle I., Yatsunenko, Tanya, Manary, Mark J., Trehan, Indi, Mkakosya, Rajhab, Cheng, Jiye, Kau, Andrew L., Rich, Stephen S., Concannon, Patrick, Mychaleckyj, Josyf C., Liu, Jie, Houpt, Eric, Li, Jia V., Holmes, Elaine, Nicholson, Jeremy, Knights, Dan, Ursell, Luke K., Knight, Rob, Gordon, Jeffrey I.

“…Kwashiorkor, an enigmatic form of severe acute malnutrition, is the consequence of inadequate nutrient intake plus additional environmental insults. To…”
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Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study by Liu, Jie, PhD, Platts-Mills, James A, MD, Juma, Jane, MS, Kabir, Furqan, MS, Nkeze, Joseph, MS, Okoi, Catherine, BS, Operario, Darwin J, PhD, Uddin, Jashim, MS, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, MBBS, Alonso, Pedro L, Prof, Antonio, Martin, Prof, Becker, Stephen M, PhD, Blackwelder, William C, Prof, Breiman, Robert F, Prof, Faruque, Abu S G, MD, Fields, Barry, PhD, Gratz, Jean, MS, Haque, Rashidul, PhD, Hossain, Anowar, MBBS, Hossain, M Jahangir, MBBS, Jarju, Sheikh, DVM, Qamar, Farah, MBBS, Iqbal, Najeeha Talat, PhD, Kwambana, Brenda, PhD, Mandomando, Inacio, PhD, McMurry, Timothy L, PhD, Ochieng, Caroline, MS, Ochieng, John B, PhD, Ochieng, Melvin, BS, Onyango, Clayton, PhD, Panchalingam, Sandra, PhD, Kalam, Adil, MS, Aziz, Fatima, MS, Qureshi, Shahida, MS, Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan, PhD, Roberts, James H, Saha, Debasish, PhD, Sow, Samba O, Prof, Stroup, Suzanne E, MS, Sur, Dipika, MD, Tamboura, Boubou, PhD, Taniuchi, Mami, PhD, Tennant, Sharon M, PhD, Toema, Deanna, BS, Wu, Yukun, PhD, Zaidi, Anita, Prof, Nataro, James P, Prof, Kotloff, Karen L, Prof, Levine, Myron M, Prof, Houpt, Eric R, Prof

“…Summary Background Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of mortality in children worldwide, but establishing the cause can be complicated by diverse…”
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Impact of azithromycin and nitazoxanide on the enteric infections and child growth: Findings from the Early Life Interventions for Childhood Growth and Development in Tanzania (ELICIT) trial by Guga, Godfrey, Houpt, Eric R, Elwood, Sarah, Liu, Jie, Kimathi, Caroline, Mosha, Restituta, Temu, Mariam, Maro, Athanasia, Mujaga, Buliga, Swai, Ndealilia, Pholwat, Suporn, McQuade, Elizabeth T R, Mduma, Esto R, DeBoer, Mark D, Platts-Mills, James

“…Early childhood enteric infection with Shigella/EIEC, enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Campylobacter, and Giardia has been associated with reduced child…”
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Opportunities and challenges to accurate diagnosis and management of acute febrile illness in adults and adolescents: A review by Grundy, Brian S, Houpt, Eric R

“…•Acute febrile illnesses have many potential causes yet usually lack accurate diagnosis.•Declining malaria rates require further investigation of other fever…”
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Geographic Variation and Environmental Predictors of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Laboratory Surveillance, Virginia, USA, 2021-2023 by Mullen, Brendan, Houpt, Eric R, Colston, Josh, Becker, Lea, Johnson, Sharon, Young, Laura, Hearn, Jasie, Falkinham, Joe, III, Heysell, Scott K

“…Because epidemiologic and environmental risk factors for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported only infrequently, little information exists…”
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Digital PCR to detect and quantify heteroresistance in drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Pholwat, Suporn, Stroup, Suzanne, Foongladda, Suporn, Houpt, Eric

“…Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis presents an enormous public health threat. It is typically defined as >1% of drug resistant colonies using the…”
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Functional characterization of IgA-targeted bacterial taxa from undernourished Malawian children that produce diet-dependent enteropathy by Kau, Andrew L, Planer, Joseph D, Liu, Jie, Rao, Sindhuja, Yatsunenko, Tanya, Trehan, Indi, Manary, Mark J, Liu, Ta-Chiang, Stappenbeck, Thaddeus S, Maleta, Kenneth M, Ashorn, Per, Dewey, Kathryn G, Houpt, Eric R, Hsieh, Chyi-Song, Gordon, Jeffrey I

“…To gain insights into the interrelationships among childhood undernutrition, the gut microbiota, and gut mucosal immune/barrier function, we purified bacterial…”
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Geographic Variation and Environmental Predictors of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Laboratory Surveillance, Virginia, USA, 2021–20231 by Mullen, Brendan, Houpt, Eric R., Colston, Josh, Becker, Lea, Johnson, Sharon, Young, Laura, Hearn, Jasie, Falkinham, Joe, Heysell, Scott K.

“…Because epidemiologic and environmental risk factors for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported only infrequently, little information exists…”
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Examination of ELISA against PCR for assessing treatment efficacy against Cryptosporidium in a clinical trial context by Nyirenda, James T, Henrion, Marc Y. R, Nyasulu, Vita, Msakwiza, Mike, Nedi, Wilfred, Thole, Herbert, Phulusa, Jacob, Toto, Neema, Jere, Khuzwayo C, Winter, Alex, Sawyer, Leigh A, Conrad, Thomas, Hebert, Donnie, Chen, Crystal, Van Voorhis, Wesley C, Houpt, Eric R, Iroh Tam, Pui-Ying, Operario, Darwin J

“…Background Cryptosporidium is a gastrointestinal pathogen that presents a serious opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals including those…”
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Impact of Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Enteric Infections in Rural Zimbabwe: The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial by Rogawski McQuade, Elizabeth T, Platts-Mills, James A, Gratz, Jean, Zhang, Jixian, Moulton, Lawrence H, Mutasa, Kuda, Majo, Florence D, Tavengwa, Naume, Ntozini, Robert, Prendergast, Andrew J, Humphrey, Jean H, Liu, Jie, Houpt, Eric R

“…Abstract Background We assessed the impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) interventions on enteric…”
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Effect of scheduled antimicrobial and nicotinamide treatment on linear growth in children in rural Tanzania: A factorial randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by DeBoer, Mark D, Platts-Mills, James A, Elwood, Sarah E, Scharf, Rebecca J, McDermid, Joann M, Wanjuhi, Anne W, Jatosh, Samwel, Katengu, Siphael, Parpia, Tarina C, Rogawski McQuade, Elizabeth T, Gratz, Jean, Svensen, Erling, Swann, Jonathan R, Donowitz, Jeffrey R, Mdoe, Paschal, Kivuyo, Sokoine, Houpt, Eric R, Mduma, Estomih

“…Stunting among children in low-resource settings is associated with enteric pathogen carriage and micronutrient deficiencies. Our goal was to test whether…”
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections in Children: A Review by Mmbaga, Blandina T, Houpt, Eric R

“…Diarrheal disease remains the second leading cause of mortality in children in developing countries. Cryptosporidium is a leading cause and its importance…”
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The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) by Sow, Samba O, Muhsen, Khitam, Nasrin, Dilruba, Blackwelder, William C, Wu, Yukun, Farag, Tamer H, Panchalingam, Sandra, Sur, Dipika, Zaidi, Anita K M, Faruque, Abu S G, Saha, Debasish, Adegbola, Richard, Alonso, Pedro L, Breiman, Robert F, Bassat, Quique, Tamboura, Boubou, Sanogo, Doh, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Manna, Byomkesh, Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan, Kanungo, Suman, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Qureshi, Shahida, Quadri, Farheen, Hossain, Anowar, Das, Sumon K, Antonio, Martin, Hossain, M Jahangir, Mandomando, Inacio, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Acácio, Sozinho, Omore, Richard, Oundo, Joseph O, Ochieng, John B, Mintz, Eric D, O'Reilly, Ciara E, Berkeley, Lynette Y, Livio, Sofie, Tennant, Sharon M, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Nataro, James P, Ziv-Baran, Tomer, Robins-Browne, Roy M, Mishcherkin, Vladimir, Zhang, Jixian, Liu, Jie, Houpt, Eric R, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Myron M

“…The importance of Cryptosporidium as a pediatric enteropathogen in developing countries is recognized. Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS), a…”
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