Pediatricians are extremely important in the fight against antibiotic overuse. Young children in particular have the highest rate of antibiotic prescriptions each year in the United States. On average, young …
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Antibiotic stewardship is a very important issue across a variety of health care settings. And the emergency department is no exception. We treat a variety of conditions across the spectrum …
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When a child comes in with a sore throat, it is — of course, they’re miserable. They have a sore throat. They have a fever. And the parents would love …
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Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem, and all patients — regardless of if they’re healthy or have multiple chronic conditions — are at risk for developing resistant bacterial …
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The most common condition people come in with that results in an antibiotic prescription is sinusitis. That results in about 17 million visits in the United States per year in …
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The problem of antibiotic resistance is really one of the world’s most threatening public health problems. The problem is only getting worse. Actually, in the United States, about two million …
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