Antibiotic use linked to early death
Antibiotic use has been linked with changes to the gut microbiome that can in fact last for years, while infections from antibiotic resistances remain an ever-increasing concern. The all-cause mortality risk was further increased among those who also used antibiotics for 2 months or more in middle adulthood, in addition to later adulthood (age 40 to 59 years; HR, 1.27).
The study included 37,516 women aged 60 years and older who reported their antibiotic use in the NAntibiotic use linked to early death
Antibiotic use has been linked with changes to the gut microbiome that can in fact last for years, while infections from antibiotic resistances remain an ever-increasing concern.
The all-cause mortality risk was further increased among those who also used antibiotics for 2 months or more in middle adulthood, in addition to later adulthood (age 40 to 59 years; HR, 1.27).
The study included 37,516 women aged 60 years and older who reported their antibiotic use in the Nurses’ Health Study from 2004 to 2012 and did not have heart disease or cancer at baseline. The research was presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018.
