Early intestinal <it>Bacteroides fragilis </it>colonisation and development of asthma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The 'hygiene hypothesis' suggests that early exposure to microbes can be protective against atopic disease. The intestinal microbial flora could operate as an important postnatal regulator of the Th1/Th2 balance. The aim of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/19 |