Neonatal antibiotic exposure impairs growth in male children, Finds study

Some babies are given antibiotics to treat suspected bacterial infections and to prevent sepsis during neonatal period.The researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel, and scientists from Finland have found in a new study that neonatal antibiotic exposure is associated with a long-term gut microbiome perturbation and may result in reduced...
Some babies are given antibiotics to treat suspected bacterial infections and to prevent sepsis during neonatal period.
The researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel, and scientists from Finland have found in a new study that neonatal antibiotic exposure is associated with a long-term gut microbiome perturbation and may result in reduced growth in boys during the first six years of life while antibiotic use later in childhood is associated with increased body mass index, as published in the Nature Communications.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20495-4