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SUBMITTER: Forno E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2562383 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Forno Erick E Onderdonk Andrew B AB McCracken John J Litonjua Augusto A AA Laskey Daniel D Delaney Mary L ML Dubois Andrea M AM Gold Diane R DR Ryan Louise M LM Weiss Scott T ST Celedón Juan C JC
Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA 20080922
<h4>Background</h4>A modest number of prospective studies of the composition of the intestinal microbiota and eczema in early life have yielded conflicting results.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the relationship between the bacterial diversity of the gut and the development of eczema in early life by methods other than stool culture.<h4>Methods</h4>Fecal samples were collected from 21 infants at 1 and 4 months of life. Nine infants were diagnosed with eczema by the age of 6 months (cases) and 12 i ...[more]