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Instead physicians can provide symptomatic relief and only prescribe an antibiotic if a patient's condition fails to improve 7 days after diagnosis (or worsens at any time), or offer a delayed prescription.2,3 These two strategies are relatively inexpensive and both should reduce unnecessary pr...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2008-07, Vol.372 (9633), p.115
Main Authors: Damoiseaux, R A M J, Wouden, Johannes C van der, Willemsen, Sten P, Young, Jim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Clinical medicine
Diagnostic tests
Ear diseases
Family physicians
Meta-analysis
Studies
Tomography
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Summary:Instead physicians can provide symptomatic relief and only prescribe an antibiotic if a patient's condition fails to improve 7 days after diagnosis (or worsens at any time), or offer a delayed prescription.2,3 These two strategies are relatively inexpensive and both should reduce unnecessary prescribing without compromising patients' safety.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X