Diarrhea prevalence in a randomized, controlled prospective trial of point-of-use water filters in homes and schools in the Dominican Republic

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Nathan Tintle, Kristin Van De Griend, Rachel Ulrich, Randall D. Wade, Tena M. Baar, Emma Boven, Carolyn E. A. Cooper, Olivia Couch, Lauren Eekhoff, Benjamin Fry, Grace K. Goszkowicz, Maya A. Hecksel, Adam Heynen, Jade A. Laughlin, Sydney M. Les, Taylor R. Lombard, B. Daniel Munson, Jonas M. Peterson, Eric Schumann, Daniel J. Settecerri, Jacob E. Spry, Matthew J. Summerfield, Meghana Sunder, Daniel R. Wade, Caden G. Zonnefeld, Sarah A. Brokus, Francesco S. Moen, Adam D. Slater, Jonathan W. Peterson, Michael J. Pikaart, Brent P. Krueger, Aaron A. Best
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: Drinking water; Point-of-use filter; 16S rRNA community; Diarrhea; Heavy metals; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Home Point
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00291-y; https://doaj.org/article/fac17e613607465583ab4f9bf805d5e2

Abstract Background Lack of sustainable access to clean drinking water continues to be an issue of paramount global importance, leading to millions of preventable deaths annually. Best practices for providing sustainable access to clean drinking water, however, remain unclear. Widespread installatio...