Abstract
Abstract
Background: Antibiotics are supposed to be used against infections, not otherwise. Asthma or allergy symptoms may be confused with infections, and treated as such. Broad-spectrum antibiotics should be used only when necessary according to relevant guidelines.
Purpose: To analyse if children with asthma or allergies received more antibiotic prescriptions than other children, and suggest mechanisms why.
Methods: Population-based study from Sweden on children 5-14 years old based on questionnaires, medical records and merged pharmaceutical data from National registries, compared to national guidelines.
Results:Parent-reported infections and fur allergy at age 5 was associated with more antibiotic prescriptions in later childhood. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were rarely used.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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