In medicine, we have always told our patients to finish antibiotics in order to prevent antibiotic resistance. FALSE.
The more antibiotics that you take, the more resistance that develops. FACT.
This study proves that doctors should be prescribing shorter courses of antibiotics. You should consider shortening your course of antibiotics if your doctor agrees.
Children
a) 5 to 7 days was as good as 10 days for strep throat
b) 3 days was as good as 5 days for pneumonia
c) More than 2 days was as good as 7 or more days for ear infection
d) 2 to 4 days was as good as 7 to 14 days for UTI
Adults
a) 3 to 7 days was as good as 6 to 10 days for sinus infection
b) 3 days was as good as 5 or more days for UTI
c) 7 to 14 days was as good as 14 to 42 days for pyelonephritis (kidney infection)
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