Microbiologic methods utilized in the MAL-ED cohort study.
Clin Infect Dis
; 59 Suppl 4: S225-32, 2014 Nov 01.
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ABSTRACT
A central hypothesis of The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) study is that enteropathogens contribute to growth faltering. To examine this question, the MAL-ED network of investigators set out to achieve 3 goals (1) develop harmonized protocols to test for a diverse range of enteropathogens, (2) provide quality-assured and comparable results from 8 global sites, and (3) achieve maximum laboratory throughput and minimum cost. This paper describes the rationale for the microbiologic assays chosen and methodologies used to accomplish the 3 goals.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Projetos de Pesquisa Epidemiológica
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Técnicas Microbiológicas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article