Maternal vaginal microflora during pregnancy and the risk of asthma hospitalization and use of antiasthma medication in early childhood

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-77

  Benn, Christine Stabell ^a,c   Thorsen, Poul ^b   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^c   Kjær, Birgitte Boysen ^c   Bisgaard, Hans ^d   Andersen, Morten ^e   Rostgaard, Klaus ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^f   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Asthma; Childhood; Maternal vaginal microflora; Staphylococci; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PACKAGING; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA FLORA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036966116     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.125833     Document Type: Article

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