An emerging literature from epidemiologic, clinical, and preclinical investigations has
provided evidence that gestational exposure to infection contributes to the etiology of …

We provide a brief review of findings supporting a role for prenatal infection in the etiology of
schizophrenia. Our group and others have conducted birth cohort studies to address …

Accumulating evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to infection contributes to the
etiology of schizophrenia. This line of investigation has been advanced by birth cohort …

In this review, we provide a synopsis of work on the epidemiologic evidence for prenatal
infection in the etiology of schizophrenia and autism. In birth cohort studies conducted by our …

BackgroundDisruption of foetal development by prenatal maternal infection is consistent
with a neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia. Whether specific prenatal infections are …

The theory that infection plays a causal role in schizophrenia has its origins during the dawn
of the scientific approach to biological psychiatry. Inspired by the bacteriological revolution …

Accumulating evidence suggests that maternal infection is a risk factor for schizophrenia.
Prospective epidemiological studies indicate that maternal influenza, toxoplasmosis, and …

Epidemiologic studies have provided evidence that prenatal exposure to maternal infection
is associated with an increased risk of developing schizophrenia in the offspring. Research …

We review emerging evidence indicating that in utero exposure to infection is a risk factor for
schizophrenia. It is hypothesized that a prenatal infection increases the liability to …

Recent research suggests that prenatal exposure to nonviral infection may be associated
with increased risk of schizophrenia, and we hypothesized an association between maternal …