Maternal exposure to antibiotics and risk of atopic dermatitis in childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the association between maternal exposure to antibiotics and the risk of atopic dermatitis (AD) in childhood has been studied extensively, there still is a lack of clarity on the topic. The aim of this study was to summarize the published data and to examine if maternal exposure to antibiotics increases the risk of AD in childhood.

Methods

Systematic search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase for all types of studies on the review subject independent of any language restrictions and published up to 28th December 2022. Data was analyzed using random-effects model and presented as pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results

A total of 18 studies (5,354,282 mother-child pairs) were included. Maternal expo

SUBMITTER: Wan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10225666 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature