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Patients & Consumers Conditions En Español Find an Allergist / Immunologist Just for Kids New Research Parent Resources Pollen Levels Publications Real Life Stories Request a Speaker School Tools Seniors The Virtual Allergist™ Treatments Search by Condition (A-Z) Search by Topic Allergy & Asthma Issues Educational Brochures Elements of Allergy and Asthma Order Public Education Materials Washington Post Supplement Allergy Shots Drug Guide Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)		SELECTED ARTICLES FROM THE RECENT LITERATURE 2008 8/31/2008 Failure of lactobacillus GG to prevent atopic disease in infants whose mothers were treated with the lactobacillus Summary The investigators treated 105 pregnant women in a double-blinded fashion with placebo or lactobacillus GG starting four to six weeks prior to delivery, and continuing to postnatal age six months. There was no difference in the frequency of the development of atopic dermatitis, dermatitis severity, total IgE, or inhalant allergen sensitization in the two groups. Reference Kopp MV, et al. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of probiotics for primary prevention: no clinical effects of lactobacillus GG supplementation. Pediatrics 2008; 121:e850-e856.   Back
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