Probiotics during weaning reduce the incidence of eczema

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-437

  West, Christina E ^a   Hammarström, Marie Louise ^a   Hernell, Olle ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Complementary food; Eczema; Probiotics; Th1 Th2; Weaning

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; LACTOBACILLUS F19; MESSENGER RNA; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WEANING;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECZEMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

EID: 68349097604     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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