A Shorter Antibiotic Course For Childhood Pneumonia. #pneumonia #infection #antibiotics #shortcourse
A 2018 Seattle meta analysis data mined the literature and found that shorter compared with longer standard antibiotic courses produced equivalent resolution of strep tongsillitis, acute ear infection, sinusitis pneumonia, and urine tract infections. If your doctor is recommending antibiotics for an infection, ask whether a shorter course of the drug would be appropriate. With Health News you should use. I'm Dr. Howard Smith