ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases2016
Interactions between intestinal pathogens, enteropathy and malnutrition in developing countries.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictors of inpatient mortality among children hospitalized for severe acute malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- Environmental enteric dysfunction pathways and child stunting: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements on gut markers in stunted children: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2025Trial
- Malnutrition enteropathy in Zambian and Zimbabwean children with severe acute malnutrition: A multi-arm randomized phase II trial.Nature communications · 2024Trial
- Predictors of time to recovery and non-response during outpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Integrated Health and Nutrition Program, Reduces Child Wasting in Burundi: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Impact of Different Strategies for Delivering Supplemental Zinc on Selected Fecal Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Young Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Trial
- Human Neonatal Rotavirus Vaccine (RV3-BB) to Target Rotavirus from Birth.The New England journal of medicine · 2018Trial
- Intestinal Permeability Is Associated with Mortality and Readmission in Children Hospitalized with Severe Acute Malnutrition.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Observational
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- The interplay between malnutrition, persistent diarrhea, lactose intolerance, and food associated gut dysbiosis in children; a comprehensive review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Review
- Expert opinion on standard of care in pediatric malnutrition: a multidisciplinary perspective focusing on the context of ABCDs.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota as a regulator of vaccine efficacy: implications for personalized vaccination.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Adaptive Responses in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Endocrinology, Metabolomics, Mortality, and Growth.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Global and regional trends in under-five diarrheal disease burden: impact of human development index and geographic disparities, 1990-2021.Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench · 2025Article
- Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease-Four imperatives for global impact.PLOS global public health · 2025Review
- Systemic biological mechanisms underpin poor post-discharge growth among severely wasted children with HIV.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Effects of Chicken Egg Powder, Bovine Colostrum, and Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Statistical modelling of determinants of child stunting using secondary data and Bayesian networks: a UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Inflammation and epithelial repair predict mortality, hospital readmission, and growth recovery in complicated severe acute malnutrition.Science translational medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review focuses on recent data highlighting the interactions between intestinal pathogens, enteropathy and malnutrition in developing countries, which drive morbidity and mortality and hinder the long-term developmental potential of children. RECENT
findingsDiarrhoea remains the second commonest cause of death in children below 5 years, and malnutrition underlies 45% of all child deaths. Even in the absence of diarrhoea, subclinical pathogen carriage and enteropathy are almost universal in developing countries. Here, we review recent studies addressing the causes and consequences of diarrhoea; emerging data on environmental influences that govern postnatal development of the gut and microbiota; current concepts of environmental enteric dysfunction; and recent intervention trials in the field. We highlight the interactions between these processes, whereby intestinal pathogens drive a cycle of gut damage, malabsorption, chronic inflammation and failed mucosal regeneration, leading to malnutrition and susceptibility to further enteric infections. SUMMARY: Efforts to improve child survival and long-term developmental potential need to address the overlapping and interacting effects of diarrhoea, enteropathy and malnutrition. Recent insights from human and animal studies suggest potential targets for intervention.
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