PPI use was associated with a 34% overall increase in infections requiring hospitalization. Bacterial infections were 56% higher and viral infections increased by 30% in the PPI group.
Infection rates rose by 52% for digestive tract infections, 47% for infections of the ear, nose or throat, 31% for the nervous system, 22% for the lower respiratory tract and 20% for the urinary tract or kidneys.
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Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) relieve heartburn in adults, but they’re also prescribed to children. A French study reported in JAMA Pediatrics found young children on PPIs had higher rates of bacterial, viral, respiratory and other infections.
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