Probiotics cannot be generally recommended for primary prevention of atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 170-

  Salfeld, Peter ^a   Kopp, Matthias V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTOBACILLUS; LETTER; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 67649224661     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.02.038     Document Type: Letter

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