Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Child is 6-35 months of age 2. Primary caregiver and child plan to remain at their current residence for at least the next 4 months 3. Primary caregiver is able to provide informed consent (legal age or emancipated minor) and provides consent within a common language for which translations are available 4. Child presents to health facility with diarrhea (≥3 abnormally loose or watery stools in the previous 24 hours) with or without the presence of blood 5. Child resides within the pre-defined study area 6. Fewer than 4 hours have passed since the child presented to a health facility 7. Diarrhea episode is: * Acute (onset within 7 days of study enrollment) and * Represents a new episode (onset after at least 2 diarrhea-free days) 8. Caregiver is willing to have child participate in follow-up visits at week 4 and month 3 9. Willingness to have samples collected from the child (rectal swabs at enrollment) 10. Site enrollment cap has not been met 11. Child is not being referred to a non-EFGH facility at the time of screening Exclusion Criteria: * Child is \< 6-35 months of age * Child is \> 6-35 months of age * Primary caregiver and child do not plan to remain at their current residence for at least the next 4 months * Primary caregiver is not able to provide informed consent (legal age or emancipated minor) * Primary caregiver does not provide consent within a common language for which translations are available * Child does not present to health facility with diarrhea (≥3 abnormally loose or watery stools in the previous 24 hours) with or without the presence of blood * Child does not reside within the pre-defined study area * 4 or more hours have passed since the child presented to a health facility * Diarrhea episode is not Acute (onset within 7 days of study enrollment) * Diarrhea episode does not represent a new episode (onset after at least 2 diarrhea-free days) * Caregiver is unwilling to have child participate in follow-up visits at week 4 and month 3 * Unwillingness to have samples collected from the child (rectal swabs at enrollment) * Site enrollment cap has been met * Child is being referred to a non-EFGH facility at the time of screening