Association between antibiotic treatment during pregnancy and infancy and the development of allergic diseases.
Stefanie MetzlerRemo FreiElisabeth Schmaußer-HechfellnerErika von MutiusJuha PekkanenAnne M KarvonenPirkka V KirjavainenJean-Charles DalphinAmandine Divaret-ChauveauJosef RiedlerRoger LauenerCaroline Roduitnull nullPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2019)
Our findings show positive associations between exposure to antibiotics and allergies, mainly atopic dermatitis and food allergy within the first year of life, after prenatal exposure, and atopic dermatitis and asthma after post-natal exposure to antibiotics in children born in rural settings.