The Effect of Antibiotic Treatment of Early Childhood Shigellosis on Long-Term Prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

It has recently been shown that children with early shigellosis are at increased risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study aimed to evaluate the association between antibiotic treatment of shigellosis with long-term ADHD rates. A retrospective cohort study was conducted that included all the Leumit Health Services (LHS) enrollees aged 5-18 years between 2000-2018 with a documented Shigella-positive gastroenteritis before the age of 3 years. Of the 5176 children who were positive for Shigella gastroenteritis before the age of 3 years, 972 (18.8%) were treated with antibiotics early (<5 days), 250 (4.8%) were treated late (≥5 days), and 3954 children (76.4%) were not prescribed antibiotics. Late antibiotic treatment was associated with significantly increased rates of ADHD (adjusted OR = 1.61; 95% CI, 1.1-2.3). Early treatment with antibiotics was not associated with increased ADHD rates (adjusted OR = 1.02; 95% CI, 0.8-1.3). In conclusion, late antibiotic treatment of early childhood shigellosis was associated with increased rates of ADHD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Children (Basel, Switzerland) - 8(2021), 10 vom: 02. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sadaka, Yair [VerfasserIn]
Freedman, Judah [VerfasserIn]
Ashkenazi, Shai [VerfasserIn]
Vinker, Shlomo [VerfasserIn]
Golan-Cohen, Avivit [VerfasserIn]
Green, Ilan [VerfasserIn]
Israel, Ariel [VerfasserIn]
Eran, Alal [VerfasserIn]
Merzon, Eugene [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADHD
Antibiotics
Journal Article
Microbiome
Neurodevelopment
Shigella

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Date Revised 26.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/children8100880

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332222861