Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory.
L Charles BaileyMatthew BryanMitchell MaltenfortJason P BlockRachel TeneralliDouglas LunsfordJanne Boone-HeinonenIhuoma EneliCasie E HorganPi-I Debby LinJuliane S ReynoldsAnthony E SolomonidesDavid JanickeJessica L SturtevantSengwee TohElsie TaverasBradley M AppelhansDavid ArterburnMatthew F DaleyAmanda DempseyLara R DugasJonathan FinkelsteinStephanie L FitzpatrickAndrea GoodmanMatthew J GurkaWilliam J HeermanMichael HorbergMd Jobbayer HossainDaniel S HsiaCarmen R IsasiElyse O KharbandaMary Jo MessitoKathleen MurphyKevin O'BryanHolly L PeayMicah T ProchaskaJon PuroMaria RayasMarc B RosenmanBradley W TaylorJeffrey J VanWormerZachary WillisSamrat YeramaneniChristopher B Forrestnull nullPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2022)
Oral antibiotic use prior to 24 months of age was associated with very small changes in average growth rate at ages 2-5 years. The small effect size is unlikely to affect individual prescribing decisions, though it may reflect a biologic effect that can combine with others.