Early-life infection burden continues throughout childhood, new data reveal
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 New data from researchers in Denmark suggest that children who have a lot of common infections early in life have higher risk of moderate to severe infections and antibiotic use throughout childhood. The findings are from a study, published today in JAMA Network Open, that analyzed data on common infection episodes and antibiotic prescriptions in a cohort of Danish children from birth to age 10 or 13 years. Researchers with the University