The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 1305-1311 , June 2009

Intrauterine bacterial growth at birth and risk of asthma and allergic sensitization among offspring at the age of 15 to 17 years

  • Leea Keski-Nisula, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Health Department, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Leea Keski-Nisula, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, PL 1777, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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  • Marja-Leena Katila, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Sami Remes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Seppo Heinonen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Juha Pekkanen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Health Department, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
    • School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

Received 5 July 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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 Supported by the Finnish Medical Association, the Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation, the Kerttu and Kalle Viik Foundation, and the National Public Health Institute.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: L. Keski-Nisula received personal scholarships from the Finnish Medical Association, the Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation, and the Kerttu and Kalle Viik Foundation. J. Pekkanen received grant support from the European Union 7th Framework Programme, Finnish Foundation, and the Academy of Finland. The rest if the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)00489-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.021

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 1305-1311 , June 2009

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