Synbiotics prevent asthma-like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis.

L.B. van der Aa, W.M.C van Aalderen, H.S.A. Heymans, J. Henk Sillevis Smitt, A.J. Nauta, Leon Knippels, K. Ben Amor, A.B. Sprikkelman

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infants with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a high risk of developing asthma. We investigated the effect of early intervention with synbiotics, a combination of probiotics and prebiotics, on the prevalence of asthma-like symptoms in infants with AD. METHODS: In a double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial, ninety infants with AD, age
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Pages (from-to)170-177
Number of pages8
JournalAllergy
Volume66
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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