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Akkermansia muciniphila Associated with Improved Linear Growth among Young Children, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 81-88 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023.
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Abstract
- To investigate the association between enteric pathogens, fecal microbes, and child growth, we conducted a prospective cohort study of 236 children 3 pathogens in their feces. We observed larger increases in height-for-age-z-scores from baseline to the 6-month follow-up among children with Akkermansia muciniphila in their feces (coefficient 0.02 [95% CI 0.0001–0.04]; p = 0.04). Children with Cryptosporidium in their feces had larger declines in weight-for-height/length z-scores from baseline to the 6-month follow-up (coefficient –0.03 [95% CI –0.05 to –0.005]; p = 0.02). Our study showed high prevalence of enteric pathogens among this pediatric cohort and suggests A. muciniphila can potentially serve as a probiotic to improve child growth.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5fecbba5d07f4cf2b568383af3c87afe
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2901.212118