Antibiotic use and inflammatory bowel diseases in childhood

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Summary

This is the first prospective study to show a strong association between antibiotic use and CD in childhood and confounding by indication—in particular, prescribing of antibiotics to children with intestinal symptoms of as yet undiagnosed CD—should also be considered as a possible explanation.

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Published
2010-10-21
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Keywords

Medicine, Antibiotics, Inflammatory bowel disease, Confounding, Medical prescription

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