About the Authors

Mohammod J. Chisti

chisti@icddrb.org

Affiliations Clinical Services (CS), International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tahmeed Ahmed

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hasan Ashraf

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A. S. G. Faruque

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Pradip K. Bardhan

Affiliations Clinical Services (CS), International Centre for Diarhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sanjoy Kumer Dey

Affiliation Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sayeeda Huq

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sumon Kumar Das

Affiliation Centre for Nutrition & Food Security (CNFS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammed A. Salam

Affiliation Research Administration Services (RAS), icddr, b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJC TA HA ASGF PKB SKD SH SKD MAS. Performed the experiments: MJC TA HA ASGF PKB SKD SH SKD MAS. Analyzed the data: MJC TA MAS HA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ASGF PKB SKD SH SKD. Wrote the paper: MJC TA HA ASGF PKB SKD SH SKD MAS. Contributed to the writing of a number of drafts during writing the manuscript: MJC TA HA ASGF PKB SKD SH SKD MAS.