#antibioticoveruse — Public Fediverse posts
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When medical visits are shorter, patients more likely to get unneeded antibiotics
Even as a young #pediatric resident in the 1980s it became obvious to me that it was much quicker to write an #antibiotic Rx than to explain to patients/parents why an antibiotic wasn’t needed. Sadly, too many beleaguered providers choose the former. #healthcare #AntimicrobialStewardship #PatientCare #AntibioticOveruse #medicine