Breast milk parasite-specific antibodies and protection from amebiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi infants: A prospective cohort study

Poonum S. Korpe; Yue Liu; Abdullah Siddique; Mamun Kabir; Katherine Ralston; Jennie Z. Ma; Rashidul Haque; William A. Petri

doi:10.1093/cid/cis1044

Breast milk parasite-specific antibodies and protection from amebiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi infants: A prospective cohort study

Poonum S. Korpe, Yue Liu, Abdullah Siddique, Mamun Kabir, Katherine Ralston, Jennie Z. Ma, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri

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Abstract

In this prospective cohort study, the presence of parasitespecific immunoglobulin A in breast milk was associated with protection of Bangladeshi infants from cryptosporidiosis and amebiasis. Our findings suggest that passive immunity could be harnessed for the prevention of Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium species infection in children living in endemic regions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	988-992
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	56
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis1044
State	Published - Apr 1 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Breast milk
Cryptosporidium species
Diarrhea
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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