尽管早期儿童腹泻的急性死亡率已被阐明 ,其对儿童以后生长发育的潜在影响常被忽视。为弄清早期儿童肠道感染对儿童后期生长延迟的影响程度及持久性 ,研究者调查了早期儿童 (0～ 2岁 )腹泻和肠道蠕虫病与 2～ 7岁时身高的关系。研究地点设在巴西东北部城市福塔雷萨的一个贫民区 Although the acute death rate of early childhood diarrhea has been clarified, its potential impact on later child development is often overlooked. To understand the impact and persistence of early childhood intestinal infections on postnatal growth delay, the researchers investigated the relationship between early childhood (0-2 years) diarrhea and enteric worm disease and height at age 2 to 7 years. The study site is located in a ghetto in Fortaleza, a city in northeastern Brazil