Category Myths & Misconceptions
Is that second course of antibiotics really necessary?
You’ve been given an antibiotic by your GP for a respiratory infection. The course goes for 4 days and you still feel unwell ! You return to your medico and he/she gives you another course.
Does completing the course reduce bacterial antibiotic resistance?
The notion that completing the course of an antibiotic reduces the emergence of bacterial resistance is not accepted anymore. From in vitro evidence, we know that prolonged exposure to antibiotic , particularly at low levels (as occurs for instance in the oropharynx of patients treated with most oral antibiotics) is a good way to breed bacteria […]
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