Antibiotic use and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a population-based case-control study.
Antibiotic use in 759 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients and 589 controls was compared. Neither total antibiotic use (odds ratio=0.7, 95% confidence interval=0.5-1.2), nor antibiotic use by site, was associated with total NHL, or NHL subtypes. There were no trends with frequency or age at first use (P trend=0.23 and 0.26, respectively).
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. anderles@mail.nih.gov
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Cerhan
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000453:epidemiology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018426:SEER Program
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents