Clinical Use of Probiotics in Pediatric Allergy (cuppa): A World Allergy Organization Position Paper

Background Probiotic administration has been proposed for the prevention and treatment of specific allergic manifestations such as eczema, rhinitis, gastrointestinal allergy, food allergy, and asthma. However, published statements and scientific opinions disagree about the clinical usefulness.Object...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Fiocchi, MD, chair, Wesley Burks, MD, co-chair, Sami L. Bahna, MD, Leonard Bielory, MD, Robert J. Boyle, MD, Renata Cocco, MD, Sten Dreborg, MD, Richard Goodman, MD, Mikael Kuitunen, MD, Tari Haahtela, MD, Ralf G. Heine, MD, FRACP, Gideon Lack, MD, David A. Osborn, MD, Hugh Sampson, MD, Gerald W. Tannock, PhD, Bee Wah Lee, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119303965