Association Between Antibiotic Use for Nongastrointestinal Infections and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare-Ups: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study
Antibiotic use for non-GI infections was associated with a short-term increase in IBD flare risk. Injectable or narrow-spectrum antibiotics may have a relatively smaller impact on potential IBD flare-ups.
Authors
- WK Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-910X)
- Angel Y.S. Wong
- Qiwen Fang
- Yin Zhang
- Xue Li
- Deliang Yang
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003920
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00