Development of Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiota in Infancy is Affected by Mode of Delivery

Development of Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiota in Infancy is Affected by Mode of Delivery

Birth by Caesarian section is associated with short- and long-term respiratory morbidity. We hypothesized that mode of delivery affects the development of the respiratory microbiota, thereby altering its capacity to provide colonization resistance and consecutive pathobiont overgrowth and infections...

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Main Authors: Astrid A.T.M. Bosch, Evgeni Levin, Marlies A. van Houten, Raiza Hasrat, Gino Kalkman, Giske Biesbroek, Wouter A.A. de Steenhuijsen Piters, Pieter-Kees C.M. de Groot, Paula Pernet, Bart J.F. Keijser, Elisabeth A.M. Sanders, Debby Bogaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Microbiota
Microbiome
Mode of delivery
Caesarian section
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416302250

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