Early-life antibiotic use and risk of asthma and eczema: Results of a discordant twin study
Rationale: Early-life antibiotic use has been associated with the development of atopic diseases, but the aetiology remains unclear. To elucidate the aetiology, we used a discordant twin design to control for genetic and environmental confounding. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in twins aged 3-10 years from the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR, n=35365) and a replication study in twins aged 9 years from the Childhood and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS, n=7916). Antibiotic use was recorded at age 0-2 years. Doctor-diagnosed asthma and eczema were reported by parents wh... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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European Respiratory Society (ERS)
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Schlagwörter: | Prevention / Pediatric / Asthma / Clinical Research / Genetics / Lung / Respiratory / Adolescent / Anti-Bacterial Agents / Child / Preschool / Eczema / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Netherlands / Retrospective Studies / Sweden / anzsrc-for: 11 Medical and Health Sciences |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27224363 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_67534 |