Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
During the newborn period the baby is exposed to groups of microorganisms for the first time in their lives and starts developing their microbiome[2]
Infants born via caesareansection have a less diverse microbiome that is more similar to the maternal skin flora[2]
A study conducted in USA, comparing intestinal microbiota in healthy 1–4-year-old children and healthy adults revealed that Actinobacteria, Bacilli, Clostridium cluster IV and Bacteroides are the principal groups differentiating young children and adults[5]
Summary
During the newborn period the baby is exposed to groups of microorganisms for the first time in their lives and starts developing their microbiome[2]. The possible role of the human microbiome in immune modulation and pathogenesis of allergic disease has been extensively studied. A potential link between the neonatal microbiome and genesis of allergic diseases has been identified in either contributing to or maintaining immune mediated inflammatory processes[9].
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