Antibiotics and asthma: a tricky tributary of the hygiene hypothesis

Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Aug;2(8):595-7. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70109-2. Epub 2014 May 14.

Authors

Julian Crane¹, Kristin Wickens²

Affiliations

¹ Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, P O Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand. Electronic address: Julian.crane@otago.ac.nz.
² Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, P O Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand.

PMID: 24835832
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70109-2

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
Asthma / etiology*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17*
Humans
Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology*
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / drug effects*
Respiratory Sounds / etiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents