Use of antibiotics in childhood and risk of Type 1 diabetes: a population‐based case–control study

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Authors

Stine Ulrik Mikkelsen · Novo Nordisk Foundation

Filip K. Knop · University of Copenhagen

Tina Vilsbøll · University of Copenhagen

M. Frost · University of Southern Denmark

Jesper Hallas · University of Southern Denmark

Anton Pottegård · University of Southern Denmark

Abstract

Antibiotic exposure in childhood is generally not associated with the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. Future studies should investigate the effects of multiple exposures to broad-spectrum antibiotics during the second year of life.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes and associated disorders Diabetes Management and Research Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetic Medicine

Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 272-277

DOI: 10.1111/dme.13262

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