Prenatal exposure to nitrofurantoin and risk of childhood leukaemia: a registry-based cohort study in four Nordic countries

Abstract

Prenatal exposure to nitrofurantoin was not substantially associated with childhood leukaemia, although a slightly elevated IRR with confidence intervals including the null was observed, corresponding to a small absolute risk. The lack of a dose-response relationship and a clear biological mechanism to explain the findings suggests against a causal association.