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Repeated Exposure to Antibiotics in Infancy: A Predisposing Factor for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or a Sign of This Group’s Greater Susceptibility to Infections?
Miika Arvonen, Lauri J. Virta, Tytti Pokka, Liisa Kröger and Paula Vähäsalo
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2014, jrheum.140348; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.140348
Miika Arvonen
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Research Department, Social Insurance Institution, Turku; Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Supported by grants from the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation, the Finnish Society for Rheumatology, and the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. M. Arvonen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, and Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu; L.J. Virta, MD, PhD, Research Department, Social Insurance Institution; T. Pokka, MSc, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu; L. Kröger, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, and University of Eastern Finland; P. Vähäsalo, MD, PhD, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Arvonen, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FIN 70029, Kuopio, Finland. E-mail: miika.arvonen@kuh.fi. Accepted for publication August 20, 2014.
Lauri J. Virta
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Research Department, Social Insurance Institution, Turku; Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Supported by grants from the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation, the Finnish Society for Rheumatology, and the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. M. Arvonen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, and Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu; L.J. Virta, MD, PhD, Research Department, Social Insurance Institution; T. Pokka, MSc, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu; L. Kröger, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, and University of Eastern Finland; P. Vähäsalo, MD, PhD, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Arvonen, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FIN 70029, Kuopio, Finland. E-mail: miika.arvonen@kuh.fi. Accepted for publication August 20, 2014.
Tytti Pokka
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Research Department, Social Insurance Institution, Turku; Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Supported by grants from the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation, the Finnish Society for Rheumatology, and the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. M. Arvonen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, and Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu; L.J. Virta, MD, PhD, Research Department, Social Insurance Institution; T. Pokka, MSc, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu; L. Kröger, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, and University of Eastern Finland; P. Vähäsalo, MD, PhD, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Arvonen, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FIN 70029, Kuopio, Finland. E-mail: miika.arvonen@kuh.fi. Accepted for publication August 20, 2014.
Liisa Kröger
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Research Department, Social Insurance Institution, Turku; Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Supported by grants from the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation, the Finnish Society for Rheumatology, and the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. M. Arvonen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, and Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu; L.J. Virta, MD, PhD, Research Department, Social Insurance Institution; T. Pokka, MSc, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu; L. Kröger, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, and University of Eastern Finland; P. Vähäsalo, MD, PhD, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Arvonen, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FIN 70029, Kuopio, Finland. E-mail: miika.arvonen@kuh.fi. Accepted for publication August 20, 2014.
Paula Vähäsalo
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Research Department, Social Insurance Institution, Turku; Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Supported by grants from the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation, the Finnish Society for Rheumatology, and the Kuopio University Hospital Research Foundation. M. Arvonen, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland, and Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu; L.J. Virta, MD, PhD, Research Department, Social Insurance Institution; T. Pokka, MSc, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu; L. Kröger, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, and University of Eastern Finland; P. Vähäsalo, MD, PhD, Medical Research Center Oulu, Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Arvonen, Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, FIN 70029, Kuopio, Finland. E-mail: miika.arvonen@kuh.fi. Accepted for publication August 20, 2014.
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Repeated Exposure to Antibiotics in Infancy: A Predisposing Factor for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or a Sign of This Group’s Greater Susceptibility to Infections?
Miika Arvonen, Lauri J. Virta, Tytti Pokka, Liisa Kröger, Paula Vähäsalo
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2014, jrheum.140348; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140348
Repeated Exposure to Antibiotics in Infancy: A Predisposing Factor for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or a Sign of This Group’s Greater Susceptibility to Infections?
Miika Arvonen, Lauri J. Virta, Tytti Pokka, Liisa Kröger, Paula Vähäsalo
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2014, jrheum.140348; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140348