The intestinal microflora in allergic Estonian and Swedish 2-year-old children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 342-346

  Bjorksten B ^a   Naaber, P ^b   Sepp, E ^b   Mikelsaar, M ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Children; Clostridium difficile; Food; Intestinal microflora; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ESTONIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

BACTERIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINES; MALE; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033041388     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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