Background We have previously estimated that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was
associated with 22% of all episodes of (severe) acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) …

Background & Aims Celiac disease is a major public health problem worldwide. Although
initially it was reported from countries with predominant Caucasian populations, it now has …

Objectives: The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) conveys a serious threat globally to
health and economy because of a lack of vaccines and specific treatments. A common factor …

Background Optimum management of childhood diarrhoea in low-resource settings has
been hampered by insufficient data on aetiology, burden, and associated clinical …

Background Enteropathogen infections in early childhood not only cause diarrhoea but
contribute to poor growth. We used molecular diagnostics to assess whether particular …

Background Environmental enteropathy (EE), the adverse impact of frequent and numerous
enteric infections on the gut resulting in a state of persistent immune activation and altered …

OBJECTIVES: First-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with celiac disease (CD) are at high
risk for CD and prevalence among them varies from 1.6 to 38%. The risk of having CD …

Intervention trials have shown that zinc is efficacious in treating acute diarrhea in children of
developing countries. In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we assessed the …

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of daily zinc supplementation in children on the incidence
of acute lower respiratory tract infections and pneumonia. Design: Double masked …

Purpose Irisin is a recently identified exercise-induced hormone that increases energy
expenditure, at least in rodents. The main purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis …