Cumulative Febrile, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Illness Among Infants in Rural Guatemala and Association With Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes.
Daniel OlsonMolly M LambAmy K ConneryAlison M ColbertDiva M CalvimontesDesiree BauerM Alejandra Paniagua-AvilaMaría Alejandra MartínezPaola ArroyaveSara HernandezKathryn L ColbornYannik RoellJesse J WaggonerMuktha S NatrajanEvan J AndersonGuillermo A BolañosHana M El SahlyFlor M MunozEdwin J AsturiasPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)
These findings highlight the negative cumulative consequences of frequent febrile and respiratory illness on neurodevelopment during infancy. Future studies should explore pathogen-specific illnesses, host response associated with these syndromic illnesses, and their association with neurodevelopment.