Association between antibiotic use and the onset of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: A nested case–control study from E3N‐European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Compared to controls, GCA patients were at higher risk of having used antibiotics in the 24 months prior to the diagnosis. Infections or a disbalanced microbiome could act as a trigger of the disease, although a reverse causation bias cannot be excluded.
Authors
- F. Barde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5652-225X)
- A. Fournier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8380-3439)
- L. Pacoureau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6194-9947)
- Alexis Elbaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9724-5490)
- Raphaèle Séror (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-1856)
- Amandine Gelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-794X)
- Yann Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0866-3824)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Hôpital Beaujon (FR)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Bicêtre Hospital (FR)
- Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.70000
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
- Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
- Ligue Contre le Cancer
- Université Paris-Saclay
- Institut Gustave-Roussy
- Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale