Biomarkers of Environmental Enteropathy are Positively Associated with Immune Responses to an Oral Cholera Vaccine in Bangladeshi Children.

Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a poorly understood condition that refers to chronic alterations in intestinal permeability, absorption, and inflammation, which mainly affects young children in resource-limited settings. Recently, EE has been linked to suboptimal oral vaccine responses in children...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ikhtear Uddin, Shahidul Islam, Naoshin S Nishat, Motaher Hossain, Tanzeem Ahmed Rafique, Rasheduzzaman Rashu, Mohammad Rubel Hoq, Yue Zhang, Amit Saha, Jason B Harris, Stephen B Calderwood, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Edward T Ryan, Daniel T Leung, Firdausi Qadri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5100882?pdf=render