Maternal use of antibiotics, hospitalisation for infection during pregnancy, and risk of childhood epilepsy: a population-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Maternal infection during pregnancy may be a risk factor for epilepsy in offspring. Use of antibiotics is a valid marker of infection. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To examine the relationship between maternal infection during pregnancy and risk of childhood epilepsy we conducted a his...

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Main Authors: Mette Nørgaard, Vera Ehrenstein, Rikke Beck Nielsen, Leiv Sigmund Bakketeig, Henrik Toft Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266299?pdf=render