title: Microsporidiosis and malnutrition in children with persistent diarrhea, Uganda.
abstract: We show that the microsporidian fungus Enterocytozoon bieneusi is associated with lower rates of weight gain in children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea. This relationship remained after controlling for HIV and concurrent cryptosporidiosis. Children with microsporidiosis were predicted to weigh 1.3 kg less than children without microsporidiosis at 5 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. siobhan.mor@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Siobhan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tumwine
authors.forename: Elena N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Naumova
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ndeezi
authors.forename: Saul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tzipori
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014454:Uganda; D015431:Weight Loss