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SUBMITTER: Henrick BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887859 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pediatric research 20190823 6
<h4>Background</h4>Infant gut dysbiosis, often associated with low abundance of bifidobacteria, is linked to impaired immune development and inflammation-a risk factor for increased incidence of several childhood diseases. We investigated the impact of B. infantis EVC001 colonization on enteric inflammation in a subset of exclusively breastfed term infants from a larger clinical study.<h4>Methods</h4>Stool samples (n = 120) were collected from infants randomly selected to receive either 1.8 × 10 ...[more]