Long term impact of prophylactic antibiotic use before incision versus after cord clamping on children born by caesarean section: longitudinal study of UK electronic health records.

Dana ŠumiloKrishnarajah NirantharakumarBrian H WillisGavin M RudgeJames MartinKrishna GokhaleRasiah ThayakaranNicola J AdderleyJoht Singh ChandanKelvin OkothIsobel M HarrisRuth HewstonMagdalena SkrybantJonathan J DeeksPeter Brocklehurst

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2022)

This study found no evidence of an association between pre-incision prophylactic antibiotic use and risk of asthma and eczema in early childhood in children born by caesarean section.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
young adults
gestational age
low birth weight
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cross sectional
preterm infants