Airway Microbial Diversity is Inversely Associated with Mite-Sensitized Rhinitis and Asthma in Early Childhood

Abstract Microbiota plays an important role in regulating immune responses associated with atopic diseases. We sought to evaluate relationships among airway microbiota, serum IgE levels, allergic sensitization and their relevance to rhinitis and asthma. Microbial characterization was performed using...

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Main Authors: Chih-Yung Chiu, Yi-Ling Chan, Yu-Shuen Tsai, Ssu-An Chen, Chia-Jung Wang, Kuan-Fu Chen, I.-Fang Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02067-7