Cryptosporidium infection causes undernutrition and, conversely, weanling undernutrition intensifies infection.

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Published in J Parasitol on December 01, 2008

Authors

Bruna P Coutinho1, Reinaldo B Oriá, Carlos M G Vieira, Jesus Emmanuel A D Sevilleja, Cirle A Warren, Jamilly G Maciel, Meghan R Thompson, Relana C Pinkerton, Aldo A M Lima, Richard L Guerrant

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Blobal Health, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

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