Obiettivo The project examines possible causes for the high and rising frequency of allergies in many European countries. Infants from three different European regions are followed from birth to one year's age with assessment of environmental conditions (housing standards, family size, indoor milieu etc), feeding pattern, medical illness and treatment and establishment of major groups of aerobic bacteria in the normal intestinal micro flora. A study nurse keeps close contact with the families to minimize dropout and to assure proper handling of samples. A team of paediatric allergologists including specialists in paediatric gastroenterology examine all infants at 1.5 and 3 years' age for signs of allergicsensitization. Different allergic manifestations are related to known risk factors for allergy, other environmental conditions, and intestinal colonization pattern using multivariate analysis. Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineallergologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicinepaediatricsmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinegastroenterology Programma(i) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Argomento(i) 1.1.1.-4. - Key action Environment and Health Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore GOETEBORG UNIVERSITY Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Guldhedsgatan 10 413 46 GOETEBORG Svezia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto LUND UNIVERSITY Svezia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Getingevagen 60 221 00 LUND Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100 00133 ROMA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato OSPEDALE SANDRO PERTINI - AZIENDA USL RM B Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via Monti Tiburtini 385 00157 ROMA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Cranmer Terrace SW17 0RE LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato