Association between prior antibiotic therapy and subsequent risk of community-acquired infections: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Umer Feroze Malik,
David Armstrong,
Mark Ashworth,
Alex Dregan,
Veline L’Esperance,
Lucy McDonnell,
Mariam Molokhia,
Patrick White
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx374
Subject(s) - antibiotics , medicine , clostridium difficile , respiratory tract infections , campylobacter jejuni , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , respiratory system
Antibiotic use can have negative unintended consequences including disruption of the human microbiota, which is thought to protect against pathogen overgrowth. We conducted a systematic review to assess whether there is an association between exposure to antibiotics and subsequent risk of community-acquired infections.
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