About the Authors

Jakob Stokholm

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark

Susanne Schjørring

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

Louise Pedersen

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Naestved Hospital, Naestved, Denmark

Anne Louise Bischoff

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nilofar Følsgaard

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Charlotte G. Carson

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Bo Chawes

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Klaus Bønnelykke

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anne Mølgaard

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Karen A. Krogfelt

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

Hans Bisgaard

bisgaard@copsac.com

Affiliation Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JS SS LP ALB NF CGC BLKC KB AM KAK HB Performed the experiments: JS SS LP ALB NF CGC BLKC KB AM KAK HB Analyzed the data: JS HB Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS SS KAK HB Wrote the manuscript: JS SS LP ALB NF CGC BLKC KB AM KAK HB.