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Research roundup: May 2024
Abstract
In this section, a range of brief synopses of recently published articles that may be of interest to health visitors is presented. The aim of this roundup is to provide an overview, rather than a detailed summary, of the research papers selected. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided.
Due to its widespread applications in various fields, antibiotics are continuously released into the environment and ultimately enter the human body through diverse routes. The authors of this study from China say that unreasonable use of antibiotics can also lead to a series of adverse outcomes.
Pregnant women and developing foetuses are more susceptible to the influence of external chemicals than adults. The evaluation of antibiotic exposure levels through questionnaire surveys or prescriptions in medical records and biomonitoring-based data shows that antibiotics are frequently prescribed and used by pregnant women around the world.
Antibiotics may be transmitted from mothers to their offspring through different pathways, which then adversely affect the health of infants. However, there has been no comprehensive review on antibiotic exposure and mother-to-child transmission in pregnant women so far. Thus, the researchers summarised the exposure levels of antibiotics in pregnant women and foetuses, the exposure routes of antibiotics to pregnant women, and related influencing factors.
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