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Abstract Title:

Antibiotic prescription and food allergy in young children.

Abstract Source:

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2016 ;12:41. Epub 2016 Aug 17. PMID: 27536320

Abstract Author(s):

Bryan L Love, Joshua R Mann, James W Hardin, Z Kevin Lu, Christina Cox, David J Amrol

Article Affiliation:

Bryan L Love

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: To assess the relationship between any systemic antibiotic prescription within the first year of life and the presence of an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for food allergy (FA).

METHODS: This was a matched case-control study conducted using South Carolina Medicaid administrative data. FA cases born between 2007 and 2009 were matched to controls without FA on birth month/year, sex, race/ethnicity. Conditional logistic regression was used to model the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of FA diagnosis. All models were adjusted for presence of asthma, wheeze, or atopic dermatitis.

RESULTS: A total of 1504 cases and 5995 controls were identified. Receipt of an antibiotic prescription within the initial 12 months of life was associated with FA diagnosis in unadjusted and adjusted models (aOR 1.21; 95 % CI 1.06-1.39). Compared to children with no antibiotic prescriptions, a linear increase in the aOR was seen with increasing antibiotic prescriptions. Children receiving five or more (aOR 1.64; 95 %CI 1.31-2.05) antibiotic prescriptions were significantly associated with FA diagnosis. The strongest association was noted among recipients of cephalosporin and sulfonamide antibiotics in both unadjusted and adjusted models.

CONCLUSIONS: Receipt of antibiotic prescription in the first year of life is associated with FA diagnosis code in young children after controlling for common covariates. Multiple antibiotic prescriptions are more strongly associated with increases in the odds of FA diagnosis.

Study Type : Human Study
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Problem Substances : Antibiotics : CK(703) : AC(160)

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