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SUBMITTER: Carvalho-Queiroz C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5006634 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carvalho-Queiroz Claudia C Johansson Maria A MA Persson Jan-Olov JO Jörtsö Evelina E Kjerstadius Torbjörn T Nilsson Caroline C Saghafian-Hedengren Shanie S Sverremark-Ekström Eva E
Frontiers in pediatrics 20160831
Early-life infections with persistent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are delayed in affluent countries, probably due to alterations in early environmental exposures, such as maternal age, siblings, and day-care attendance. We have previously reported that the timing of EBV and CMV contraction is related both to allergic sensitization and changes in functional competence of immune cells, while the presence/absence of lactobacilli [Lactobacillus (L.) casei, L. paracasei, and L. ...[more]