Article
The Salivary Microbiome Is Altered in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Correlates With Disease Activity
20 May 2019
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergen-mediated inflammatory disease affecting the esophagus. Although microbial communities may affect the host immune responses, little is known about the role of the microbiome in EoE. We compared the composition of the salivary microbiome in children with EoE with that of non-EoE controls to test the hypotheses that the salivary microbiome is altered in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
