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Breastfeeding Status and Duration and Infections, Hospitalizations for Infections and Antibiotic Use in the First Two Years of Life in the ELFE Cohort

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In low-and middle-income countries, the protective effect of breastfeeding against infections is well established, but in high-income countries, the effect could be weakened by higher hygienic conditions. We aimed to examine the association between breastfeeding and infections in the first 2 years of life, in a high-income country with relatively short breastfeeding duration. Among 10,349 young children from the nationwide Etude Longitudinale Française depuis l'Enfance (ELFE) birth cohort, breastfeeding and parent-reported hospitalizations, bronchiolitis and otitis events, and antibiotic use were prospectively collected up to 2 years. Never-breastfed infants were used as reference group. Any breastfeeding for <3 months was associated with higher risks of hospitalizations from gastrointestinal infections or fever. Predominant breastfeeding for <1 month was associated with higher risk of a single hospital admission while predominant breastfeeding for ≥3 months was associated with a lower risk of long duration (≥4 nights) of hospitalization. Ever breastfeeding was associated with lower risk of antibiotic use. This study confirmed the well-known associations between breastfeeding and hospitalizations but also highlighted a strong inverse association between breastfeeding and antibiotic use. Although we cannot infer causality from this observational study, this finding is worth highlighting in a context of rising concern regarding antibiotic resistance.
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inserm-02305847 , version 1 (04-10-2019)

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Camille Davisse-Paturet, Karine Adel-Patient, Amandine Divaret-Chauveau, Juliette Pierson, Sandrine Lioret, et al.. Breastfeeding Status and Duration and Infections, Hospitalizations for Infections and Antibiotic Use in the First Two Years of Life in the ELFE Cohort. Nutrients, 2019, 11 (7), pp.1607. ⟨10.3390/nu11071607⟩. ⟨inserm-02305847⟩
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