Administration of Antibiotics to Children Before Age 2 Years Increases Risk for Childhood Obesity

Gastroenterology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 120-129.e5

  Scott, Frank I ^a,b   Horton, Daniel B ^b,c,d   Mamtani, Ronac ^e   Haynes, Kevin ^b   Goldberg, David S ^b,e   Lee, Dale Y ^f   Lewis, James D ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbiome; Pediatrics; THIN; UK

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; AGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; INFANT; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84990053235     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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