Antibiotics administration during last trimester of pregnancy is associated with atopic dermatitis – a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Introduction. Studies regarding antibiotics administration during pregnancy and atopic dermatitis (AD) in children are only few. In this context, the objective of our study was to investigate the potential association between the timing of intrauterine exposure to antibiotics or prenatal antibiotic administration in general and AD occurrence in children.

Keywords

• atopic dermatitis
• atopic eczema
• antibiotics
• antibiotherapy