Early life antibiotic use and the risk of asthma and asthma exacerbations in children.
Fariba AhmadizarSusanne J H VijverbergHubertus G M AretsAnthonius de BoerStephen W TurnerGraham DevereuxAli ArabkhazaeliPatricia SoaresSomnath MukhopadhyayJohan GarssenColin N A PalmerJohan C de JongsteVincent W V JaddoeLiesbeth DuijtsEvelien R van MeelAletta D KraneveldAnke-Hilse Maitland-van der ZeePublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2017)
Children treated with antibiotic in the first 3 years of life are more likely to develop asthma, but there is no evidence that the exposure to antibiotic is associated with increased risk of asthma exacerbations.