Asthma occurrence in children and early life systemic antibiotic use: an incidence density study.
Hayat BentouhamiMilcah Kahkelam BungwaLidia CasasSamuel CoenenJoost WeylerPublished in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2023)
Excessive use of systemic antibiotics in the first year of life may play a role in the genesis of asthma in children. This effect is modified by the occurrence of LRTIs in the first year of life, with a stronger association observed in children experiencing LRTIs in the first year of life.