Effects of Bifidobacterial Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Infants in the Prevention of Allergy Development in Infants and on Fecal Microbiota

Tadao Enomoto, Masanori Sowa, K Nishimori, Shinichiro Shimazu, Akira Yoshida, Kazuko Yamada, Fukumi Furukawa, Takemasa Nakagawa, Naotake Yanagisawa, Noriyuki Iwabuchi,

Allergology International · 2014 · 163 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

These data suggest that the prenatal and postnatal supplementation of bifidobacteria is effective in primary preventing allergic diseases. Some limited changes in the composition of fecal microbiota by the bifidobacterial supplementation were observed.

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