2023
Maternal medically diagnosed infection and antibiotic prescription during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer: A population‐based cohort study in Taiwan, 2004 to 2015
Sirirungreung A, Lee P, Hu Y, Liew Z, Ritz B, Heck J. Maternal medically diagnosed infection and antibiotic prescription during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer: A population‐based cohort study in Taiwan, 2004 to 2015. International Journal Of Cancer 2023, 154: 626-635. PMID: 37792464, PMCID: PMC10942658, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based cohort studyMaternal infectionAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAntibiotic prescriptionsChildhood cancerCohort studyChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChild Health DatabaseRisk of hepatoblastomaProportional hazards modelMother-child pairsMedian followTaiwan MaternalCancer RegistryLymphoblastic leukemiaAntibiotic useNational HealthAntibiotic exposureElevated riskHigh riskHazards modelPregnancyChildhood leukemiaHealth databasesChildhood hepatoblastoma
2018
Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Birth Outcomes; An Updated Analysis from the Danish National Birth Cohort
Meng Q, Inoue K, Ritz B, Olsen J, Liew Z. Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Birth Outcomes; An Updated Analysis from the Danish National Birth Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 1832. PMID: 30149566, PMCID: PMC6164159, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDanish National Birth CohortLow birth weightNational Birth CohortBirth weightPreterm birthBirth outcomesPFASs exposureBirth cohortPrenatal PFASs exposureMaternal plasma concentrationsAdverse birth outcomesPerfluorononanoic acidPerfluorodecanoic acidWidespread industrial pollutantsPerfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanoate exposureGestational ageHighest quartileInfant pairsEarly pregnancyFetal growthPrenatal exposurePerfluoroheptane sulfonatePlasma concentrationsElevated risk