Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Fecal Bacterial Patterns and Their Association with Asthma

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa.
• ² Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch UniversityCape Town, South Africa; Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research CouncilCape Town, South Africa.
• ³ Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa.
• ⁴ Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster UniversityOntario, Canada; Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'SulliVan Research CentreOntario, Canada.
• ⁵ Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa.
• ⁶ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; Red Cross War Memorial Children's HospitalCape Town, South Africa; Medical Research Council Unit on Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa.
• ⁷ Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur HospitalCape Town, South Africa.
• ⁸ Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa.