DIARRHEA INFECTIOUS

This study looks at whether giving antibiotics to children with Shigella-related diarrhea (without blood in stool) helps them recover faster and grow better. About 700 children in Bangladesh and Zambia will receive either azithromycin or a placebo. Researchers will track diarrhea…

This study tests an experimental treatment called VE303 to see if it can prevent repeat Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections. About 852 people who have had C. diff before will take either VE303 or a placebo for 14 days. The main goal is to check if fewer people get anoth…

This study tests whether providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies to households of cholera patients can stop the disease from spreading. About 2,900 people in South Kivu, DRC, will take part. Researchers will measure if these efforts reduce diarrhea and improve han…

This study tests a 7-day program (CHoBI7) for people hospitalized with diarrhea or cholera. The program teaches handwashing with soap and provides chlorine tablets to clean drinking water. Researchers want to see if this simple approach can prevent other family members from getti…

This study follows 368 pregnant women and their babies in Zimbabwe for three years to learn how malnutrition, diarrhea, and gut problems affect child health. Researchers will collect samples and health data to understand the link between mother and infant gut bacteria, nutrition,…