Supplementation with probiotics in the first 6 months of life did not protect against eczema and allergy in at-risk asian infants: A 5-year follow-up

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-28

  Loo, Evelyn X L ^a   Llanora, Genevieve V ^b   Lu, Qingshu ^c,d   Aw, Marion M ^a,b   Lee, Bee Wah ^a,b   Shek, Lynette P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergy; Eczema; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ECZEMA; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84893095282     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356338     Document Type: Article

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