Effects of Antibiotics on the Development of Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases in Children and Adolescents.
CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotic use early in life is associated with an increased risk of allergic disease, especially in young children; the risk increases as the duration of antibiotic therapy rises. Moreover, urban residence was more strongly associated with a longer duration of antibiotic use than was rural residence.
PMID: 30088366 [PubMed]
Source: Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research - Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy Asthma Immunol Res Source Type: research
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