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August 14, 1993Open Access

Urinary microalbumin excretion in early pregnancy and gestational age at delivery.

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To explore the relationship between urinary microalbumin excretion in early pregnancy and gestational age at delivery.
Conducted a three-year community study focusing on urinary microalbumin excretion during early pregnancy.
Analyzed data from cases of severe diarrhoea in young children and related microalbumin levels to outcomes.
Cryptosporidium was identified as a common cause of persistent diarrhoea and mortality in healthy young children.
Prevention of cryptosporidiosis could potentially lower child mortality by 18%.
Expected higher prevalence of severe diarrhoea among hospitalized infants.

Abstract

The protozoan cryptosporidium causes severe diarrhoea in immuno- deficient patients * It is thought to cause only self limiting disease in immunocompetent people * In this three year community study cryptosporidium was a common cause ofpersistent diarrhoea and death in otherwise healthy young children * Prevention or effective treatment of cryptosporidiosis in infancy would reduce mortality in children aged 1-23 months by about 18% based data with a large number of relatively mild episodes of diarrhoea. A study of infants and young children admitted to hospital with severe diarrhoea would probably show a higher prevalence and mortality. CONCLUSIONS

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