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The use of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and viral findings in the nasopharynx of children attending day care by Kumpu, Minna, Lehtoranta, Liisa, Roivainen, Merja, Rönkkö, Esa, Ziegler, Thedi, Söderlund-Venermo, Maria, Kautiainen, Hannu, Järvenpää, Salme, Kekkonen, Riina, Hatakka, Katja, Korpela, Riitta, Pitkäranta, Anne

“…Limited data are available on the effects of probiotics on the nasopharyngeal presence of respiratory viruses in children attending day care. In this substudy…”
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Persistence of probiotic strains in the gastrointestinal tract when administered as capsules, yoghurt, or cheese by Saxelin, Maija, Lassig, Anna, Karjalainen, Heli, Tynkkynen, Soile, Surakka, Anu, Vapaatalo, Heikki, Järvenpää, Salme, Korpela, Riitta, Mutanen, Marja, Hatakka, Katja

“…Most clinical studies of probiotics use freeze-dried, powdered bacteria or bacteria packed in capsules. However, probiotics are commercially available in…”
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Comparative genomic analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein by Kankainen, Matti, Paulin, Lars, Tynkkynen, Soile, von Ossowski, Ingemar, Reunanen, Justus, Partanen, Pasi, Satokari, Reetta, Vesterlund, Satu, Hendrickx, Antoni P A, Lebeer, Sarah, De Keersmaecker, Sigrid C J, Vanderleyden, Jos, Hämäläinen, Tuula, Laukkanen, Suvi, Salovuori, Noora, Ritari, Jarmo, Alatalo, Edward, Korpela, Riitta, Mattila-Sandholm, Tiina, Lassig, Anna, Hatakka, Katja, Kinnunen, Katri T, Karjalainen, Heli, Saxelin, Maija, Laakso, Kati, Surakka, Anu, Palva, Airi, Salusjärvi, Tuomas, Auvinen, Petri, de Vos, Willem M

“…To unravel the biological function of the widely used probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, we compared its 3.0-Mbp genome sequence with the…”
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Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: Double blind, randomised trial by Hatakka, Katja, Savilahti, Erkki, Ponka, Antti, Meurman, Jukka H

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine whether long term consumption of a probiotic milk could reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children in day care…”
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Low serum enterolactone concentration is associated with low colonic Lactobacillus–Enterococcus counts in men but is not affected by a synbiotic mixture in a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over intervention study by Holma, Reetta, Kekkonen, Riina A., Hatakka, Katja, Poussa, Tuija, Vapaatalo, Heikki, Adlercreutz, Herman, Korpela, Riitta

“…The aims of the present study were to assess the possible differences in faecal microbiota between men with a low serum enterolactone concentration and those…”
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The influence of Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 together with Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS on potentially carcinogenic bacterial activity in human colon by Hatakka, Katja, Holma, Reetta, El-Nezami, Hani, Suomalainen, Tarja, Kuisma, Minna, Saxelin, Maija, Poussa, Tuija, Mykkänen, Hannu, Korpela, Riitta

“…The bacterial enzymes β-glucosidase, β-glucuronidase, and urease may contribute to the development of colon cancer by generating carcinogens. A reduction in…”
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Treatment of acute otitis media with probiotics in otitis-prone children—A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised study by Hatakka, Katja, Blomgren, Karin, Pohjavuori, Sara, Kaijalainen, Tarja, Poussa, Tuija, Leinonen, Maija, Korpela, Riitta, Pitkäranta, Anne

“…Summary Background & aims To examine whether probiotics would reduce the occurrence or duration of acute otitis media (AOM), or the nasopharyngeal carriage of…”
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Probiotics in intestinal and non-intestinal infectious diseases--clinical evidence by Hatakka, K, Saxelin, M

“…There is increasing evidence that certain probiotic strains can be useful in improving human health. The use of probiotics has received attention as a natural…”
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A probiotic mixture including galactooligosaccharides decreases fecal β-glucosidase activity but does not affect serum enterolactone concentration in men during a two-week intervention by Kekkonen, Riina A, Holma, Reetta, Hatakka, Katja, Suomalainen, Tarja, Poussa, Tuija, Adlercreutz, Herman, Korpela, Riitta

“…A high serum concentration of enterolactone, an enterolignan produced by colonic microbiota from precursors in cereals, vegetables, and fruits, is associated…”
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Human bocavirus in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone children by Lehtoranta, Liisa, Söderlund-Venermo, Maria, Nokso-Koivisto, Johanna, Toivola, Hanna, Blomgren, Karin, Hatakka, Katja, Poussa, Tuija, Korpela, Riitta, Pitkäranta, Anne

“…Abstract Objectives Human bocavirus (HBoV) is frequently identified in children with respiratory tract infections, and its role in acute otitis media (AOM) has…”
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Allergy in day care children: prevalence and environmental risk factors by Hatakka, Katja, Piirainen, Laura, Pohjavuori, Sara, Poussa, Tuija, Savilahti, Erkki, Korpela, Riitta

“…Aim: To investigate the prevalence of atopic disease among Finnish day care children and the relationship between atopy and environmental factors. Methods: A…”
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Recovery of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in tonsil tissue after oral administration: randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial by Kumpu, Minna, Swanljung, Elisa, Tynkkynen, Soile, Hatakka, Katja, Kekkonen, Riina A., Järvenpää, Salme, Korpela, Riitta, Pitkäranta, Anne

“…The present randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to determine whether consumption of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (GG)…”
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Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial by Hatakka, Katja, Savilahti, Erkki, Pönkä, Antti, Meurman, Jukka H, Poussa, Tuija, Näse, Leena, Saxelin, Maija, Korpela, Riitta

“…Abstract Objective: To examine whether long term consumption of a probiotic milk could reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children in day…”
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 Together with Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp shermanii JS Administered in Capsules Is Ineffective in Lowering Serum Lipids by Hatakka, Katja, Mutanen, Marja, Holma, Reetta, Saxelin, Maija, Korpela, Riitta

“…OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain LC705 and Propionibacterium freudenreichii…”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Reveals Pili Containing a Humanmucus Binding Protein by Kankainen, Matti, Paulin, Lars, Tynkkynen, Soile, von Ossowski, Ingemar, Reunanen, Justus, Partanen, Pasi, Satokari, Reetta, Vesterlund, Satu, Hendrickx, Antoni P. A., Lebeer, Sarah, De Keersmaecker, Sigrid C. J., Vanderleyden, Jos, Hämäläinen, Tuula, Laukkanen, Suvi, Salovuori, Noora, Ritari, Jarmo, Alatalo, Edward, Korpela, Riitta, Mattila-Sandholm, Tiina, Lassig, Anna, Hatakka, Katja, Kinnunen, Katri T., Karjalainen, Heli, Saxelin, Maija, Laakso, Kati, Surakka, Anu, Palva, Airi, Salusjärvi, Tuomas, Auvinen, Petri, de Vos, Willem M., Klaenhammer, Todd R.

“…To unravel the biological function of the widely used probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, we compared its 3.0-Mbp genome sequence with the…”
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Presence of viral and bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone children. A prospective study by Pitkäranta, Anne, Roivainen, Merja, Blomgren, Karin, Peltola, Joanna, Kaijalainen, Tarja, Räty, Riitta, Ziegler, Thedi, Rönkkö, Esa, Hatakka, Katja, Korpela, Riitta, Poussa, Tuija, Leinonen, Maija, Hovi, Tapani

“…The purpose of the present study was to examine and follow up the presence of respiratory viral and bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone…”
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Presence of viral and bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone children by Pitkäranta, Anne, Roivainen, Merja, Blomgren, Karin, Peltola, Joanna, Kaijalainen, Tarja, Räty, Riitta, Ziegler, Thedi, Rönkkö, Esa, Hatakka, Katja, Korpela, Riitta, Poussa, Tuija, Leinonen, Maija, Hovi, Tapani

“…The purpose of the present study was to examine and follow up the presence of respiratory viral and bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone…”
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Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial. Editorial by WANKE, Christine A, HATAKKA, Katja, SAVILAHTI, Erkki, PÖNKÄ, Antti, MEURMAN, Jukka H, POUSSA, Tuija, NÄSE, Leena, SAXELIN, Maija, KORPELA, Riitta

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Factors associated with acute respiratory illness in day care children by Hatakka, Katja, Piirainen, Laura, Pohjavuori, Sara, Poussa, Tuija, Savilahti, Erkki, Korpela, Riitta

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between child characteristics, parental and environmental factors and the occurrence of…”
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Effect of accurate diagnostic criteria on incidence of acute otitis media in otitis-prone children by BLOMGREN, Karin, POHJAVUORI, Sara, POUSSA, Tuija, HATAKKA, Katja, KORPELA, Riitta, PITKÄRANTA, Anne

“…Over 70% of children currently suffer from acute otitis media (AOM) before their second birthday, and incidence is increasing rapidly. Recent studies have…”
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