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SynthesisZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2016

[Association between use of antibacterial agents in the first year of life and childhood asthma: a Meta analysis].

Meng-Yao Xie, Yong-Hua Yuan, Li-Mei Liu, Rong Gu, Xiao-Dong Zhao

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Synthesis in Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Postnatal antibiotic exposure due to maternal group B streptococcus is associated with childhood asthma.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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  3. The role of Caesarean section in childhood asthma.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2019
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  4. Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meng-Yao XieDepartment of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders/China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China. 781188140@qq.com.
Yong-Hua Yuan
Li-Mei Liu
Rong Gu
Xiao-Dong Zhao
China International Science and Technology Cooperation · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the association between the use of antibacterial agents in the first years of life and childhood asthma.

methodsThe Chinese and English databases CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, and EBSCO were searched for prospective cohort studies on the association between the use of antibacterial agents in the first years of life and childhood asthma. Stata12.0 software was used to analyze the association through a Meta analysis.

resultsThe articles with a high quality score and adjusted effective values for factors for lower respiratory tract infection were pooled, and a total of 8 studies were included. The results of the Meta analysis showed that the use of antibacterial agents in the first years of life increased the risk of childhood asthma (OR=1.14, 95%CI: 1.10-1.17, P<0.05). Compared with the children who used antibacterial agents 0-1 times in the first years of life, those who used more than 4 times had an increased risk of asthma (OR=1.28, 95%CI: 1.19-1.38, P<0.05). High-risk children (at least one immediate family member had asthma) who used antibacterial agents had an increased risk of asthma (OR=1.47, 95%CI: 1.20-1.81, P<0.05).

conclusionsThe use of antibacterial agents in the first years of life increases the risk of childhood asthma. High-risk children who use antibacterial agents have an increased risk of asthma. The increased frequency of use of antibacterial agents in the first years of life is associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma, but the detailed dose relationship needs further investigation.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAsthmaHistory, AncientHumansInfantInfant, NewbornRiskAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID27751219
PMCPMC7389538
OpenAlexW2537225756

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