Maternal intestinal flora and wheeze in early childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 901-908

  Lange, N E ^a,b   Celedon J C ^c   Forno, E ^d   Ly, N P ^e   Onderdonk, A ^a,b   Bry, L ^a,b   Delaney, M L ^a   DuBois, A M ^a   Gold, D R ^a,b   Weiss, S T ^a,b   Litonjua, A A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eczema; Infant wheeze; Intestinal flora; Maternal flora; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BREAST FEEDING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DAY CARE; ECZEMA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL INTESTINE FLORA; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865196556     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03950.x     Document Type: Article

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