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The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) investigated the cause, incidence and impact of moderate to severe diarrheal (MSD) disease in children. 514 MSD cases and 493 endemic controls from Bangladesh, The Gambia, Kenya and Mali were included. 1007 stool samples; V1-V2 region of 16S rRNA gene. Prospective, age-stratified, matched case-control design. Additional clinical and epidemiologic data for the same participants is available at ClinEpiDB.org.

Usage

GEMS1

Format

GEMS1

A MbioDataset object with 12 metadata variables, 1015 16S stool samples. It contains the following collections:
"16S Order"
"16S Genus"
"16S Family"
"16S Species"
"16S Class"
"16S Phylum"
"16S Kingdom"

Details

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