Association of prenatal antibiotics with measures of infant adiposity and the gut microbiome

• Main Authors: Mingyu Zhang (Author), Moira K. Differding (Author), Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon (Author), Truls Østbye (Author), Cathrine Hoyo (Author), Noel T. Mueller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prenatal antibiotic exposure has been associated with an altered infant gut microbiome composition and higher risk of childhood obesity, but no studies have examined if prenatal antibiotics simultaneously alter the gut microbiome and adiposity in infants. Method In this prospecti...