The use of antibiotics affects the gut microbiota. Fenneman and colleagues discuss the role of antibiotics in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of several inflammatory conditions that involve the digestive tract: types 1 and 2 diabetes, eosinophilic oesophagitis, coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease.
- Aline C. Fenneman
- Melissa Weidner
- Martin J. Blaser