Molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens isolates from a tertiary children’s hospital in Guangzhou, China, establishing an association between bacterial colonization and food allergies in infants
Abstract Background Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is one of the most common types of food allergy in infants. Faecal pathogen cultures showed that the positive rate of Clostridium perfringens was more than 30%, which was significantly higher than that for other bacteria. Therefore, it is specula...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-023-00572-x |