Effect of Antibiotic Use and Mold Exposure in Infancy on Allergic Rhinitis in Susceptible Adolescents

S Yang, E Lee, YH Jung. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014;113(2):160–165 To explore the risk of allergic rhinitis (AR) in adolescents with the independent and combined effect of antibiotic use and mold exposure in infancy. The study population consisted of 7389 students recruited from 8 middle schools in Seoul, Korea. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood written questionnaire was obtained from 7389 adolescents. Interleukin 13 (IL-13) (rs20541) and toll-like receptor 4 (rs1927911) polymorphisms were …