Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline

To evaluate the association of prior treatment with antibiotics active against Chlamydia pneumoniae with the risk for incident myocardial infarction, we conducted a population-based case-control study. We found that use of erythromycin, tetracycline, or doxycycline during the previous 5 years was no...

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Main Authors:	Lisa A. Jackson, Nicholas L. Smith, Susan R. Heckbert, J. Thomas Grayston, David S. Siscovick, Bruce M. Psaty
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-04-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	United States
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0216_article

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spellingShingle	Lisa A. Jackson Nicholas L. Smith Susan R. Heckbert J. Thomas Grayston David S. Siscovick Bruce M. Psaty Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline Emerging Infectious Diseases United States
author_facet	Lisa A. Jackson Nicholas L. Smith Susan R. Heckbert J. Thomas Grayston David S. Siscovick Bruce M. Psaty
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title	Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline
title_short	Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline
title_full	Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline
title_fullStr	Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline
title_full_unstemmed	Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline
title_sort	lack of association between first myocardial infarction and past use of erythromycin, tetracycline, or doxycycline
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	1999-04-01
description	To evaluate the association of prior treatment with antibiotics active against Chlamydia pneumoniae with the risk for incident myocardial infarction, we conducted a population-based case-control study. We found that use of erythromycin, tetracycline, or doxycycline during the previous 5 years was not associated with risk for first myocardial infarction. These results suggest little or no association between the use of these antibiotics and the risk for first myocardial infarction in the primary prevention setting.
topic	United States
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0216_article
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Lack of Association between First Myocardial Infarction and Past Use of Erythromycin, Tetracycline, or Doxycycline

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