Antibiotics cause dramatic changes to the human microbiome. The composition of the microbiome has been associated with changes in the immune system and these changes are beginning to be linked to immune diseases. Thus, antibiotics have been implicated as a significant contributor to the continual rise of allergies and autoimmune disease in developed countries. This recognition will hopefully result in the development of post-antibiotic therapies that restore a healthy microbiome and reduce immune system disorders.
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Herman, R. A. (2020). Increasing allergy: Are antibiotics the elephant in the room? Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-020-00432-2
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