title: Observations on the impact of breast-feeding and of intestinal helminthiasis on a rapid agglutination assay for fecal lactoferrin in Nicaraguan children with diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. oberhel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Oberhelman
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mera
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000032:analysis*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D009527:Nicaragua
chemical_list: D007781:Lactoferrin