Early-life gut microbiome composition and milk allergy resolution

S Bunyavanich, N Shen, A Grishin, R Wood… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Gut microbiota may play a role in the natural history of cow's milk allergy.
Objective We sought to examine the association between early-life gut microbiota and the
resolution of cow's milk allergy. Methods We studied 226 children with milk allergy who were
enrolled at infancy in the Consortium of Food Allergy observational study of food allergy.
Fecal samples were collected at age 3 to 16 months, and the children were followed
longitudinally with clinical evaluation, milk-specific IgE levels, and milk skin prick test …