Pakistan - Karachi GEMS 2008-2011 qPCR Diagnostic Results - University of Virginia

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General Info

Geography

Pakistan (PAK)

Sindh

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

03/2008 - 05/2011

Series or system

Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

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

Aga Khan University

Funders

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Suggested citation

Aga Khan University, 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, Perry Point Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, University of Chile. Pakistan - Karachi GEMS 2008-2011 qPCR Diagnostic Results - University of Virginia.

GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 28, 2022

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