Maternal antibiotic use and child asthma: is the association causal?

Eur Respir J. 2018 Jul 4;52(1):1801007. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01007-2018. Print 2018 Jul.

Authors

Mingyu Zhang^{1

2}, Augusto A Litonjua³, Noel T Mueller^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Dept of Pediatrics, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

PMID: 29973360
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01007-2018

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Asthma*
Child
Female
Humans
Mothers
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Research Design

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Grants and funding

P30 DK072488/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States