Several studies found an association between early administration of paracetamol and antibiotics and development of wheezing. This could be due to confounding: wheeze and asthmatic symptoms in early childhood are difficult to distinguish from respiratory tract infections that are widely treated with these drugs; in case of persistence of symptoms up to school age, this could explain the observed relationship.
Rusconi, F., Gagliardi, L., Galassi, C., Forastiere, F., Brunetti, L., La Grutta, S., et al. (2011). Paracetamol and antibiotics in childhood and subsequent development of wheezing/asthma: association or causation?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 40(3), 662-667 [10.1093/ije/dyq263].
Paracetamol and antibiotics in childhood and subsequent development of wheezing/asthma: association or causation?
LA GRUTTA, Stefania;
2011-01-01
Abstract
Several studies found an association between early administration of paracetamol and antibiotics and development of wheezing. This could be due to confounding: wheeze and asthmatic symptoms in early childhood are difficult to distinguish from respiratory tract infections that are widely treated with these drugs; in case of persistence of symptoms up to school age, this could explain the observed relationship.
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