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India - Kolkata GEMS 2007-2011 qPCR Diagnostic Results - University of Virginia

General Info

Geography 
India (IND)
West Bengal
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
December, 2007 - March, 2011
Data type
Survey: Exam - Health facility - Individual
Summary 

The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS-1) was a multi-country case-control study of diarrheal disease in children under 5 years of age. Stool samples were collected from all participants at the enrollment exam. This dataset contains the results from the University of Virginia's re-analysis of the stool samples using qPCR protocol, as opposed to the diagnostic methodology used to analyze the samples in the original GEMS protocol.

Keywords 
Children, Diarrheal diseases, Stool tests

Citation

Contributors 
Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland
Perry Point Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
International Vaccine Institute
Center for Vaccine Development (Chile)
University of Chile
School of Medicine, University of Virginia
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Göteborg University
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (India)
Funders 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Suggested citation 
Center for Vaccine Development (Chile), Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Göteborg University, International Vaccine Institute, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (India), Perry Point Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, University of Chile. India - Kolkata GEMS 2007-2011 qPCR Diagnostic Results - University of Virginia.

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