儿童在高传播强度地区对密码菌病产生免疫力

William A O Petri1, Biplop Hossain2, Mamun Kabir2

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.

概括

孟加拉国婴儿对Cryptosporidium的抗体反应,特别是抗Cp17和抗Cp23IgA和IgG,与减少寄生虫负担和较少的新感染有关. 这表明这些抗体对加密菌病的保护作用.

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