Shigella Detection Correlates Among Malawian Children Ages 6-35 Months

9.5 KB of data on correlates of Shigella detection by culture versus qPCR. The dataset was authored by Vitumbiko P. Yagontha Munthali and last updated on April 10, 2026. It is available as an XLS file under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare detection methods based on culture versus qPCR results mentioned in the description
• Analyze host correlates of Shigella infection based on demographic and clinical variables
• Investigate environmental correlates of Shigella infection based on environmental factors
• Study pediatric Shigella epidemiology based on data from Malawian children ages 6-35 months

Strengths

• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license
• Focuses on a specific population: Malawian children ages 6-35 months
• Compares two detection methods: culture and qPCR

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:51:16; freshness should be verified

Geography

Malawi