Journal article
Decreasing antibiotic use, the gut microbiota, and asthma incidence in children: evidence from population-based and prospective cohort studies
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Childhood asthma incidence is decreasing in some parts of Europe and North America. Antibiotic use in infancy has been associated with increased asthma risk. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that decreases in asthma incidence are linked to reduced antibiotic prescribing and mediated by changes in the gut bacterial community.
METHODS: This study comprised population-based and prospective cohort analyses. At the …
Authors
Patrick DM; Sbihi H; Dai DLY; Al Mamun A; Rasali D; Rose C; Marra F; Boutin RCT; Petersen C; Stiemsma LT
Journal
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 1094–1105
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2020
DOI
10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30052-7
ISSN
2213-2600