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. 2022 Oct 31;10:1043942. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1043942

Table 4.

Associations between maternal urinary antibiotic concentrations (ng/g creatinine) and allergic diseases and skin prick test positivity for food allergens (five antibiotics with detection frequency above 50%).

Antibiotic Asthma Wheeze Atopic dermatitis SPT positivity for food allergens
Crude odds ratio (95% CI)
Sulfonamides
Sulfamethoxazole
<Median (26.58) Ref Ref Ref Ref
≥Median (26.58) 0.99 (0.54, 1.82) 0.91 (0.51, 1.62) 0.60 (0.32, 1.09) 1.51 (0.57, 3.99)
Trimethoprim
<Median (14.63) Ref Ref Ref Ref
≥Median (14.63) 0.90 (0.49, 1.65) 0.91 (0.51, 1.62) 2.00 (1.08, 3.71) 2.07 (0.74, 5.74)
Fluoroquinolones
Norfloxacin
<Median (43.74) Ref Ref Ref Ref
≥Median (43.74) 0.99 (0.54, 1.82) 1.18 (0.66, 2.11) 1.24 (0.68, 2.26) 5.52 (1.54, 19.71)
Enrofloxacin
<Median (15.38) Ref Ref Ref Ref
≥Median (15.38) 1.79 (0.96, 3.34) 2.22 (1.22, 4.05) 1.13 (0.62, 2.05) 2.02 (0.73, 5.62)
Ciprofloxacin
<Median (78.29) Ref Ref Ref Ref
≥Median (78.29) 1.20 (0.65, 2.22) 1.54 (0.86, 2.77) 0.71 (0.39, 1.29) 1.59 (0.59, 4.28)

CI, confidence interval; SPT, skin prick test.