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Administration of oral probiotic bacteria to pregnant women causes temporary infantile colonization.

Author: M Schultz; C Göttl; RJ Young; P Iwen; JA Vanderhoof
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication:Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2004 Mar; 38(3): 293-7
Database:From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Other Databases: British Library SerialsArticleFirst
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BACKGROUND: It is difficult to permanently change the composition of the complex intestinal microflora of the adult. Orally administered probiotic bacteria produce only temporary colonization of the intestine in patients with a fully developed gut microflora. The gastrointestinal tract of a healthy fetus is sterile. During the birth process and rapidly thereafter, microbes from the mother and the surrounding  Read more...
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Document Type: Article
All Authors / Contributors: M Schultz; C Göttl; RJ Young; P Iwen; JA Vanderhoof
ISSN:0277-2116
OCLC Number: 112464134
Language Note: English
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BACKGROUND: It is difficult to permanently change the composition of the complex intestinal microflora of the adult. Orally administered probiotic bacteria produce only temporary colonization of the intestine in patients with a fully developed gut microflora. The gastrointestinal tract of a healthy fetus is sterile. During the birth process and rapidly thereafter, microbes from the mother and the surrounding environment colonize the gastrointestinal tract until a dense, complex microflora develops. Probiotic bacteria have been shown to beneficially influence the intestinal and systemic immune system and mediate protection against nosocomial infections affecting the neonate.

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