The study was published at JAMA Pediatrics and took into consideration prescriptions for five classes of antibiotics. (File Photo) The study was published at JAMA Pediatrics and took into consideration prescriptions for five classes of antibiotics. (File Photo)Administering antibiotics to infants might increase the risk of developing allergies, states a report in The New York Times while quoting a study. They looked into the antibiotic prescriptions during their childhoods and allergy diagnoses. The study was published at JAMA Pediatrics and took into consideration prescriptions for five classes of antibiotics: penicillin, penicillin with beta-lactamase inhibitor, cephalosporin, sulfonamide and macrolide.

Source: Indian Express January 01, 2020 09:45 UTC