Allergy development and the intestinal microflora during the first year of life

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 516-520

  Björkstén, Bengt ^a   Sepp, Epp ^a   Julge, Kaja ^a   Voor, Tiia ^a   Mikelsaar, Marika ^a  

^a Stockholm and Linköping   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopic dermatitis; Bacteroides; Bifidobacteria; Clostridia; Enterococci; Infants; Microflora; Prospective study; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SKIN TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034775213     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.118130     Document Type: Article

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