Antibiotic Treatment of Adults with Sore Throat by Community PCPs
Despite evidence to the contrary, antibiotic overuse is still common. The plea by researchers to cut back on antibiotic use have been frequent in mainstream medical journals. So who has been reading these journals?? To be fair, the large chunk of antibiotic overuse responsibility falls upon farmers and their use in lifestock. Overall, I think we would be so much better if we just stepped back and let our bodies fight off an infection by ourselves once in awhile…
Antibiotic Treatment of Adults With Sore Throat by Community Primary Care Physicians: A National Survey, 1989-1999