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Metzler, S.* ; Frei, R.* ; Schmaußer-Hechfellner, E. ; von Mutius, E. ; Pekkanen, J.* ; Karvonen, A.M.* ; Kirjavainen, P.V.* ; Dalphin, J.C.* ; Divaret-Chauveau, A.* ; Riedler, J.* ; Lauener, R.* ; Roduit, C.*

Association between antibiotic treatment during pregnancy and infancy and the development of allergic diseases.

Pediatr. Allergy Immunol. 30, 423-433 (2019)
DOI PMC
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Background Allergies are a serious public health issue, and prevalences are rising worldwide. The role of antibiotics in the development of allergies has repeatedly been discussed, as results remain inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between pre- and post-natal antibiotic exposure and subsequent development of allergies (atopic dermatitis, food allergy, asthma, atopic sensitization and allergic rhinitis). Methods A total of 1080 children who participated in a European birth cohort study (PASTURE) were included in this analysis. Data on antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and/or first year of life and allergic diseases were collected by questionnaires from pregnancy up to 6 years of age and analysed by performing logistic regressions. To take into account reverse causation, we included models, where children with diagnosis or symptoms of the respective disease in the first year of life were excluded. Results Antibiotic exposure in utero was significantly and positively associated with atopic dermatitis and food allergy. The strongest effect was on diseases with onset within the first year of life (for atopic dermatitis: aOR 1.66, 95% CI 1.11-2.48 and for food allergy: aOR 3.01, 95% CI 1.22-7.47). Antibiotics in the first year of life were positively associated with atopic dermatitis up to 4 years (aOR 2.73, 95% CI 1.66-4.49) and also suggested a dose-response relationship. A tendency was observed with asthma between 3 and 6 years (aOR 1.65, 95% CI 0.95-2.86). Conclusions 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.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Allergy ; Antibiotics ; Asthma ; Atopic Dermatitis ; Children ; Food Allergy; Early-life Exposure; Childhood Asthma; Intestinal Microbiota; Atopic Sensitization; Birth Cohort; Risk; Infections; Children; Diversity; Eczema
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0905-6157
e-ISSN 1399-3038
Quellenangaben Band: 30, Heft: 4, Seiten: 423-433 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Wiley
Verlagsort 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, Nj Usa
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Asthma and Allergy Prevention (IAP)