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Assessing the association of early life antibiotic prescription with asthma exacerbations, impaired antiviral immunity, and genetic variants in 17q21: a population-based birth cohort study.
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine - 1 Aug 2014
Semic-Jusufagic Aida, Belgrave Danielle, Pickles Andrew, Telcian Aurica G, Bakhsoliani Eteri, Sykes Annemarie, Simpson Angela, Johnston Sebastian L, Custovic Adnan
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BACKGROUND: The relationship between early-life antibiotic use and the development of wheeze and asthma has been reported in several studies but might arise as a consequence of bias rather than causal relationship. We investigated the association between antibiotic prescription and subsequent development of atopy, wheeze, and asthma exacerbations, and the relation of early life antibiotic prescription with...
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