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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