Abstract:Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) contributes to substantial
social and financial costs in public health care systems. Antibiotic
exposure during pregnancy has been proposed as a risk factor, but
findings remain inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate
the association between prenatal antibiotic use and childhood AD.
Methods: We performed a population-based cohort study using
data collected from the Taiwan Maternal and Child Health Database from
2009 to 2016. Associations were determined using C… Show more
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