Publications

Pediatric research. 2022-01-01; 91.1: 154-162.

Antibiotics at birth and later antibiotic courses: effects on gut microbiota

Ainonen S, Tejesvi MV, Mahmud MR, Paalanne N, Pokka T, Li W, Nelson KE, Salo J, Renko M, Vänni P, Pirttilä AM, Tapiainen T

PMID: 33824448

Abstract

Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) is widely used, but the evidence of the long-term effects on the gut microbiota and subsequent health of children is limited. Here, we compared the impacts of perinatal antibiotic exposure and later courses of antibiotic courses on gut microbiota.

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