Enteropathy

Malnutrition

Physics

Gastroenterology

Disease

Incidence (geometry)

Biology

Optics

Internal medicine

Pathophysiology

Immunology

Medicine

New England Journal of Medicine

Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is an enigmatic disorder of the small intestine that is postulated to play a role in childhood undernutrition, a pressing global health problem. Defining the incidence of this disorder, its pathophysiological features, and its contribution to impaired linear and ponderal growth has been hampered by the difficulty in directly sampling the small intestinal mucosa and microbial community (microbiota).

Duodenal Microbiota in Stunted Undernourished Children with Enteropathy