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. 2010 Mar;48(3):960-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01799-09. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Correlation of bacterial colonization status between mother and child: the Generation R Study

Ankie Lebon  1 , Henriëtte A Moll, Mehri Tavakol, Willem J van Wamel, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Henri A Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum
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Correlation of bacterial colonization status between mother and child: the Generation R Study

Ankie Lebon et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Determinants of bacterial colonization in children have been described. In the Generation R Study, a population-based cohort study, we determined whether the colonization statuses of mothers and children are correlated. Such a correlation was observed for Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae. Direct transmission, genetic susceptibility and/or unidentified environmental factors may play a role here.

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