Epidemiology of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli infections and associated outcomes in the MAL-ED birth cohort.
Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuadeRichard L GuerrantAlexandre HavtIla F N LimaPedro H Q S MedeirosJessica C SeidmanBenjamin J J McCormickSudhir BabjiDinesh HarirajuLadaporn BodhidattaJasmin ShresthaJaphat AnaniaAthanasia MaroAmidou SamiePablo Peñataro YoriShahida QureshiMustafa MahfuzPascal O BessongMargaret N KosekTahmeed AhmedZulfiqar A BhuttaDennis R LangMichael GottliebEric R HouptAldo A M Limanull nullPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Asymptomatic EAEC infections were common early in life and were associated with linear growth shortfalls. Associations with intestinal inflammation were small in magnitude, but suggest a pathway for the growth impact. Increasing the duration of exclusive breastfeeding may help prevent these potentially inflammatory infections and reduce the long-term impact of early exposure to EAEC.