Rebecca A. Dillingham

Seasonality of drinking water sources and the impact of drinking water source on enteric infections among children in Limpopo, South Africa

Kathy Nguyen, Darwin J. Operario, Mzwakhe Emanuel Nyathi, Courtney Hill et autres

Enteric infections and water-related illnesses are more frequent during times of relative water abundance, especially in regions that experience bimodal rainfall patterns. However, it is unclear how seasonal changes in water availability and drinking water source types affect enteric infections in young …

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Impact of Low-Cost Point-of-Use Water Treatment Technologies on Enteric Infections and Growth among Children in Limpopo, South Africa

Courtney Hill, Kelly McCain, Mzwakhe Emanuel Nyathi, Joshua N. Edokpayi et autres

Enteric infections early in life have been associated with poor linear growth among children in low-resource settings. Point-of-use water treatment technologies provide effective and low-cost solutions to reduce exposure to enteropathogens from drinking water, but it is unknown whether the use of …

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Cystoisospora belli (syn. Isospora belli)

Luther A. Bartelt, Rebecca A. Dillingham

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Anna M. Acosta, Jose M Acuin, Rodney D. Adam, Farzana Afroze et autres

Evaluation of a Silver-Embedded Ceramic Tablet as a Primary and Secondary Point-of-Use Water Purification Technology in Limpopo Province, S. Africa

Beeta Ehdaie, Chloe T. Rento, Veronica Son, Sydney S. Turner et autres

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes point-of-use water treatment (PoUWT) technologies as effective means to improve water quality. This paper investigates long-term performance and social acceptance of a novel PoUWT technology, a silver-infused ceramic tablet, in Limpopo Province, South Africa. When placed …

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Coliform Sources and Mechanisms for Regrowth in Household Drinking Water in Limpopo, South Africa

Jonathan Mellor, James A. Smith, Amidou Samie, Rebecca A. Dillingham

Resource-limited communities throughout the developing world face significant environmental health problems related to the myriad of coliform sources within those communities. This study comprehensively investigated contamination sources and the biological and chemical mechanisms sustaining them in two adjacent communities in rural Limpopo, …

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Modeling the Complexities of Water, Hygiene, and Health in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Jonathan Mellor, James A. Smith, Gerard P. Learmonth, Vhonani Netshandama et autres

Researchers have long studied the causes and prevention strategies of poor household water quality and early childhood diarrhea using intervention-control trials. Although the results of such trails can lead to useful information, they do not capture the complexity of this natural/engineered/social system. …

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Diarrhea and Reduced Levels of Antiretroviral Drugs: Improvement with Glutamine or Alanyl-Glutamine in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Northeast Brazil

Oluma Y. Bushen, J. A. Davenport, André Bacellar Costa Lima, Stephen C. Piscitelli et autres

The effects of therapy with glutamine and alanyl-glutamine on diarrhea and antiretroviral drug levels in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were examined in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study in northeast Brazil. Patients with AIDS and with diarrhea and/or wasting were …

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Cholera, Diarrhea, and Oral Rehydration Therapy: Triumph and Indictment

Richard L. Guerrant, Benedito A. Carneiro‐Filho, Rebecca A. Dillingham

Cholera drove the sanitary revolution in the industrialized world in the 19th century and now is driving the development of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the developing world. Despite the long history of cholera, only in the 1960s and 1970s was ORT …

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Cryptosporidiosis: epidemiology and impact

Rebecca A. Dillingham, Aldo Â. M. Lima, Richard L. Guerrant

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