Association between<i>Cryptosporidium</i>Infection and Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and Class II Alleles

Abstract

This is the first study to describe a possible genetic component of the immune response to Cryptosporidium infection, which includes HLA class I and II alleles. Cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi children aged 2-5 year is common and often recurrent, but the duration is shorter and the abdominal pain greater than that described in children aged <2 years.