Prenatal or Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics and Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Systematic Review

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Abstract

Antibiotics seem to slightly increase the risk of childhood asthma. Reverse causality and protopathic bias seem to be possible confounders for this relationship.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Pregnancy and Medication Impact Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 127, Issue 6, pp. 1125-1138

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2092

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