Antibiotic use and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based case-control study
Autor: | Samantha L. Hider, Christian D Mallen, Alyshah Abdul Sultan, Toby Helliwell, Ian C. Scott, Sara Muller, Lindsay J. Hall |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics lcsh:Medicine Arthritis Odds Arthritis Rheumatoid 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine RC925 Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription Aged business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence lcsh:R Confounding Case-control study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease R1 3. Good health Anti-Bacterial Agents Logistic Models Rheumatoid arthritis Case-Control Studies Female business RA 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Medicine BMC Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) |
ISSN: | 1741-7015 |
Popis: | Background Antibiotic-induced disturbances of the human microbiota have been implicated in the development of chronic autoimmune conditions. This study aimed to assess whether antibiotic use is associated with the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A nested case-control study was conducted utilising data from the primary care Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Patients with an incident diagnosis of RA were identified (1995–2017). Each case was matched on age, gender, and general practice to ≥ 5 controls without RA. Conditional logistic regression was used to examine previous antibiotic prescriptions and RA onset after controlling for confounding factors. Results We identified 22,677 cases of RA, matched to 90,013 controls, with a median follow-up of 10 years before RA diagnosis. The odds of developing RA were 60% higher in those exposed to antibiotics than in those not exposed (OR 1.60; 95% CI 1.51–1.68). A dose- or frequency-dependent association was observed between the number of previous antibiotic prescriptions and RA. All classes of antibiotics were associated with higher odds of RA, with bactericidal antibiotics carrying higher risk than bacteriostatic (45% vs. 31%). Those with antibiotic-treated upper respiratory tract (URT) infections were more likely to be RA cases. However, this was not observed for URT infections not treated with antibiotics. Antifungal (OR = 1.27; 95% CI 1.20–1.35) and antiviral (OR = 1.19; 95% CI 1.14–1.24) prescriptions were also associated with increased odds of RA. Conclusion Antibiotic prescriptions are associated with a higher risk of RA. This may be due to microbiota disturbances or underlying infections driving risk. Further research is needed to explore these mechanisms. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12916-019-1394-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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