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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S225-S232 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 59 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- ELISA
- PCR
- culture
- enteropathogen
- microscopy