Association between vesicoureteral reflux, urinary tract infection and antibiotics exposure in infancy and risk of childhood asthma

ConclusionThe nationwide retrospective cohort study demonstrated that short-term therapeutic dose of antibiotics for UTI in infants with or without VUR has a positive correlation with the prevalence of childhood asthma. Significant risk of childhood asthma was not observed when VUR cohort was exposed to long-term low-dose of prophylactic antibiotics.
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research