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Diversity of the gut microbiota and eczema in early life
22 Sept 2008
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A modest number of prospective studies of the composition of the intestinal microbiota and eczema in early life have yielded conflicting results. OBJECTIVE: 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. METHODS: Fecal samples were collected from 21 infants at 1 and 4 months of life. Nine infants...
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