Early antibiotic exposure and development of asthma and allergic rhinitis in childhood

• Main Authors: Jeffrey Ni (Author), Hannah Friedman (Author), Bridget C. Boyd (Author), Andrew McGurn (Author), Piotr Babinski (Author), Talar Markossian (Author), Lara R. Dugas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of pediatric allergic diseases has increased rapidly in the United States over the past few decades. Recent studies suggest an association between the increase in allergic disease and early disturbances to the gut microbiome. The gut microbiome is a set of intestin...