Reduced gut microbial diversity in early life is associated with later development of eczema but not atopy in high-risk infants

Preterm birth but not mode of delivery i

Preterm birth but not mode of delivery is associated with an increased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease later in life

✍ Barbara Sonntag; Birgit Stolze; Achim Heinecke; Andreas Luegering; Jan Heidemann 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 164 KB 👁 2 views

## Background: Exposure to bacterial antigens and other environmental factors in combination with a genetic susceptibility have been implicated in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). as certain perinatal circumstances, e.g., delivery by cesarean section, predispose to a different inte