In:
Dermatology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 215, No. 3 ( 2007), p. 213-218
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 Antibiotic use in acne patients has been associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 This was a retrospective cohort study using the General Practice Research Database of the United Kingdom. All study subjects were identified as sharing a residence with a patient with a diagnosis of acne. Outcome of interest was a URTI. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 We identified 98,094 contacts of acne patients. A contact of an acne patient who had a URTI was about 43% more likely to develop a URTI than a contact of an acne patient who did not have a URTI (OR = 1.43 CI = 1.33–1.52, p 〈 0.001). Exposure to an acne patient using antibiotics did not independently increase a contact’s risk of URTI (OR = 0.94, CI = 0.89–1.00, p = 0.063). 〈 i 〉 Conclusions: 〈 /i 〉 Although acne patients on antibiotics are about 2 times more likely to develop URTIs, their household contacts do not appear to be at an increased risk of URTI.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1018-8665
,
1421-9832
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2007
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1482189-8
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