{"id":5272,"date":"2007-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5272"},"modified":"2007-07-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-23T00:00:00","slug":"sick-children-no-antibiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/sick-children-no-antibiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick Children May Be Better Off Without Antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some sick kids may do better with drugs.According to US News & World Report<\/a>, treatment with antibiotics may be useless when it comes to some children's conditions – and antibiotics may even make matters worse.<\/p>\n

A recent study indicates that the use of antibiotics for any purpose may increase the chances of a child developing asthma, and another study suggests that antiobiotics do not work as a preventive treatment for urinary tract infections. In the study, children with recurrent UTI infections who received daily antibiotics were more than seven times as likely to develop a drug-resistant infection.<\/p>\n

‘The more antibiotics a child is exposed to, the more likely [he or she is] to develop a resistant infection,’ explains Dr. Patrick Conway, a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.<\/p>\n

Conway also points out that a large proportion of childhood illnesses are caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not work against viruses.<\/p>\n

Experts do not suggest abandoning antibiotic treatments altogether, but they recommend a ‘watchful waiting’ period of time before using antibiotics.<\/p>\n

Also see Use of Antibiotics Increases Asthma Risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to US News & World Report, treatment with antibiotics may be useless when it comes to some children's conditions – and antibiotics may even make matters worse. A recent study indicates that the use of antibiotics for any purpose… <\/p>\n