Background: Antibiotic exposure may be associated with atopic dermatitis (AD). We assessed the risk of developing AD among children early exposed to antibiotics. Research design and methods: From the Italian Pedianet database, children aged 0-14 years between 2004-2017 were enrolled from birth up to at least one year. Cox proportional-hazards models were fitted to estimate Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for the association between antibiotic exposure during the first year of life with incident AD. Exposure was also considered as a time-varying variable. Results: 73,816 children were included in the final cohort, of which 34,202 had at least one antibiotic prescription. Incident AD was present in 8% of unexposed and exposed children. Early antibiotic exposure was not associated with any excess risk of AD compared to unexposed children (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 0.97-1.07), and no dose-response effect was observed. In the time-varying analysis, antibiotic exposure was significantly associated with AD onset (1.12, 1.07-1.17). However, when taking into account the time-lag between exposure and outcome, risks progressively decreased, suggesting possible protopathic bias. Conclusion: These results are not suggestive of any significant association between exposure to antibiotics and subsequent AD onset and support the possible presence of protopathic bias.

Cantarutti, A., Amidei, C., Bonaugurio, A., Rescigno, P., Canova, C. (2022). Early-life exposure to antibiotics and subsequent development of atopic dermatitis. EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 15(6), 779-785 [10.1080/17512433.2022.2092471].

Early-life exposure to antibiotics and subsequent development of atopic dermatitis

Cantarutti, A
;
Bonaugurio, A;
2022

Abstract

Background: Antibiotic exposure may be associated with atopic dermatitis (AD). We assessed the risk of developing AD among children early exposed to antibiotics. Research design and methods: From the Italian Pedianet database, children aged 0-14 years between 2004-2017 were enrolled from birth up to at least one year. Cox proportional-hazards models were fitted to estimate Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for the association between antibiotic exposure during the first year of life with incident AD. Exposure was also considered as a time-varying variable. Results: 73,816 children were included in the final cohort, of which 34,202 had at least one antibiotic prescription. Incident AD was present in 8% of unexposed and exposed children. Early antibiotic exposure was not associated with any excess risk of AD compared to unexposed children (HR: 1.02, 95% CI: 0.97-1.07), and no dose-response effect was observed. In the time-varying analysis, antibiotic exposure was significantly associated with AD onset (1.12, 1.07-1.17). However, when taking into account the time-lag between exposure and outcome, risks progressively decreased, suggesting possible protopathic bias. Conclusion: These results are not suggestive of any significant association between exposure to antibiotics and subsequent AD onset and support the possible presence of protopathic bias.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
antibiotic exposure; atopic dermatitis; birth cohort; Dermatitis; early exposure;
English
21-giu-2022
2022
15
6
779
785
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Cantarutti, A., Amidei, C., Bonaugurio, A., Rescigno, P., Canova, C. (2022). Early-life exposure to antibiotics and subsequent development of atopic dermatitis. EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 15(6), 779-785 [10.1080/17512433.2022.2092471].
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