Oral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease

Conclusions Oral antibiotics associated with increased odds of nephrolithiasis, with the greatest odds for recent exposure and exposure at younger age. These results have implications for disease pathogenesis and the rising incidence of nephrolithiasis, particularly among children.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - May 31, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tasian, G. E., Jemielita, T., Goldfarb, D. S., Copelovitch, L., Gerber, J. S., Wu, Q., Denburg, M. R. Tags: Clinical Epidemiology Source Type: research