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Ramadan is not associated with increased infection risk in Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations: Findings from controlled interrupted time series analysis of UK primary care data

BACKGROUND: The effect of fasting on immunity is unclear. Prolonged fasting is thought to increase the risk of infection due to dehydration. This study describes antibiotic prescribing patterns before, during, and after Ramadan in a primary care setting within the Pakistani and Bangladeshi populatio...

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Autores principales: Almulhem, Munerah, Thayakaran, Rasiah, Hanif, Shahjehan, Gooden, Tiffany, Thomas, Neil, Hazlehurst, Jonathan, Tahrani, Abd A., Hanif, Wasim, Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8757987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35025960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262530