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

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. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.