Giardia detection and codetection with other enteric pathogens in young children in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Case-Control Study 2015-2018 Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Giardia has been associated with reduced risk of diarrhea in children in low-resource settings, but the mechanism underlying this association is unknown. To assess whether Giardia may shape colonization or infection with other enteric pathogens and impact associations with diarrhea, we examined Giardia and enteric pathogen codetection among children <5 years old in Kenya, The Gambia, and Mali as part of the Vaccine Impact on ...