Parental antibiotics and childhood asthma—a population-based study

In this population-based study on antibiotic treatment before, during, and after pregnancy, using paternal exposure as negative control, we confirm that associations between maternal antibiotic exposure and childhood asthma are partly explained by familial confounding such as genes and environment.

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Published in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2017-09, Vol.5 (5), p.1451-1454.e4
Main Authors: Örtqvist, Anne K., MD, PhD, Lundholm, Cecilia, MSc, Fang, Fang, MD, PhD, Fall, Tove, VMD, PhD, Almqvist, Catarina, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age of Onset
Allergy and Immunology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects
Antibiotics
Asthma
Asthma - chemically induced
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Children
Confidence intervals
Fathers
Female
Gene-Environment Interaction
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Health risk assessment
Humans
Infant
Internal Medicine
Male
Maternal Exposure - adverse effects
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP
Mothers
Parents & parenting
Paternal Exposure - adverse effects
Population
Population studies
Population-based studies
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Prospective Studies
Registries
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Siblings
Sweden - epidemiology
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Summary:In this population-based study on antibiotic treatment before, during, and after pregnancy, using paternal exposure as negative control, we confirm that associations between maternal antibiotic exposure and childhood asthma are partly explained by familial confounding such as genes and environment.
ISSN:2213-2198
2213-2201
0091-6749
2213-2201
DOI:10.1016/j.jaip.2017.03.009