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Akkermansia muciniphila Associated with Improved Linear Growth among Young Children, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(1): 81-88, 2023 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36573546
To investigate the association between enteric pathogens, fecal microbes, and child growth, we conducted a prospective cohort study of 236 children <5 years of age in rural eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We analyzed baseline fecal specimens by quantitative PCR and measured child height and weight at baseline and growth at a 6-month follow-up. At baseline, 66% (156/236) of children had >3 pathogens in their feces. We observed larger increases in height-for-age-z-scores from baseline to the 6-month follow-up among children with Akkermansia muciniphila in their feces (coefficient 0.02 [95% CI 0.0001-0.04]; p = 0.04). Children with Cryptosporidium in their feces had larger declines in weight-for-height/length z-scores from baseline to the 6-month follow-up (coefficient -0.03 [95% CI -0.05 to -0.005]; p = 0.02). Our study showed high prevalence of enteric pathogens among this pediatric cohort and suggests A. muciniphila can potentially serve as a probiotic to improve child growth.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Criptosporidiosis / Cryptosporidium Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Emerg Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Criptosporidiosis / Cryptosporidium Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Emerg Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article