A protective effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 against eczema in the first 2 years of life persists to age 4 years

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1071-1079

  Wickens, K ^a   Black, P ^b   Stanley, T V ^a   Mitchell, E ^b   Barthow, C ^a   Fitzharris, P ^c   Purdie, G ^a   Crane, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allergy prevention; Atopic sensitization; Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019; Eczema; Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001; Paediatrics; Probiotics; Randomized controlled trial; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

HN 001; HN 019; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; PROBIOTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862580765     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.03975.x     Document Type: Article

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