Common maternal infections during pregnancy and childhood leukaemia in the offspring: findings from six international birth cohorts.
Jian-Rong HeJane E HirstGabriella TikellisGary S PhillipsRema RamakrishnanOra PaltielAnne-Louise PonsonbyMark KlebanoffJørn OlsenMichael F G MurphySiri E HåbergStanley LemeshowSjurdur OlsenXiu QiuPer MagnusJean GoldingMary H WardJoseph L WiemelsKazem RahimiMartha S LinetTerence DwyerPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)
Urinary tract and respiratory tract infections during pregnancy may be associated with childhood leukaemia, but the absolute risk is small given the rarity of the outcome.