Nasopharyngeal microbial profiles associated with the risk of airway allergies in early childhood

CONCLUSIONS: The composition of the nasopharyngeal microbiota alteration may have an influence on childhood respiratory allergies. The inverse association between bacterial richness and allergies postulated that children living in a microbially hygienic environment may increase their risk of developing respiratory allergies.PMID:35288032 | DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2022.01.006

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - March 15, 2022 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ming-Han Tsai Hsiang-Ju Shih Kuan-Wen Su Sui-Ling Liao Man-Chin Hua Tsung-Chieh Yao Shen-Hao Lai Kuo-Wei Yeh Li-Chen Chen Jing-Long Huang Chih-Yung Chiu Source Type: research