BMJ
Analysis
The antibiotic course has had its day
BMJ 2017; 358 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3418 (Published 26 July 2017)
Cite this as: BMJ 2017;358:j3418
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Re: The antibiotic course has had its day
Antibiotic Resistance in India
In developing countries like India, the empirical prescription of antibiotics for viral infections is one of the important causes of the development of resistance to antibiotics.
So strict adherence to the guidelines and evidence based prescription are important to prevent antibiotic resistance.
Competing interests: No competing interests
28 July 2017
M.A. Aleem
Neurologist
A.M.Hakkim
ABC Hospital
Annamalainagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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