The widespread use of antibiotics in the past 80 years has saved millions of human lives,
facilitated technological progress and killed incalculable numbers of microbes, both …

Understanding individual and population-specific risk factors associated with recurrent
urinary tract infections (UTIs) can help physicians tailor prophylactic strategies. Frequent …

Over the past decade, the role of the microbiome in regulating metabolism, immune function
and behavior in humans has become apparent. It has become clear that the placenta is not …

The maternal microbiome is essential for the healthy growth and development of offspring
and has long-term effects later in life. Recent advances indicate that the maternal …

Objectives The intestinal microbiota develops in early infancy and is essential for health
status early and later in life. In this review we focus on the effect of prenatal and intrapartum …

The human microbiome is a wide range of microorganisms residing in and on our body. The
homeostasis between host immune system and the microbial environment allows mutual …

Objective To evaluate the potential impact of intrapartum antibiotics, and their specific
classes, on the infant gut microbiota in the first year of life. Design Prospective study of …

Pregnancy is increasingly undertaken in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and,
conversely, CKD is increasingly diagnosed in pregnancy: up to 3% of pregnancies are …

Abnormal microbial colonization in the gut at an early stage of life affects growth,
development, and health, resulting in short-and long-term adverse effects. Microbial …

Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a remitting relapsing chronic eczematous pruritic
disease. Several studies suggest that gut microbiota may influence AD by immune system …