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Probiotics and allergic diseases
Ahmet Zülfikar Akelma, Zekiye İlke Kılıç Topçu, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Kecioren 06380, Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to the conception and design of the review, literature review and analysis, drafting, critical revision, editing, and final approval of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
Correspondence to: Ahmet Zülfikar Akelma, MD, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, Pınarbaşı M. Ardahan S. No. 25, Kecioren 06380, Ankara, Turkey. akelma@gmail.com
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Received: July 28, 2015
Peer-review started: August 1, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: January 2, 2016
Accepted: January 21, 2016
Article in press: January 22, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2016
Processing time: 240 Days and 12.8 Hours
Peer-review started: August 1, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: January 2, 2016
Accepted: January 21, 2016
Article in press: January 22, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2016
Processing time: 240 Days and 12.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The data in recent years concerning probiotics seem to be promising for allergic diseases. In this review, the relationship between allergy and probiotics is handled in the light of current literature.