Microbiologic methods utilized in the MAL-ED cohort study

  • Eric Houpt
  • , Jean Gratz
  • , Margaret Kosek
  • , Anita K.M. Zaidi
  • , Shahida Qureshi
  • , Gagandeep Kang
  • , Sudhir Babji
  • , Carl Mason
  • , Ladaporn Bodhidatta
  • , Amidou Samie
  • , Pascal Bessong
  • , Leah Barrett
  • , Aldo Lima
  • , Alexandre Havt
  • , Rashidul Haque
  • , Dinesh Mondal
  • , Mami Taniuchi
  • , Suzanne Stroup
  • , Monica McGrath
  • , Dennis Lang

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S225-S232
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume59
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • ELISA
  • PCR
  • culture
  • enteropathogen
  • microscopy

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