Effects of exposure to smoking on the microbial flora of children and their parents.
Effects of exposure to smoking on the microbial flora of children and their parents.
I. Brook
2010 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.01.006
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology · 44 Citations
TLDR
The adverse effects of direct and indirect exposure to smoking on colonization with potential pathogens are illustrated and S parents harbor more potential pathogens and less interfering organisms they may serve as a source of pathogens that can colonize and/or infect their children.