Appropriate use of short-course antibiotics in common infections: best practice advice from the American College of Physicians
Ann. intern. med; 174 (6), 2021
Antimicrobial overuse is a major health care issue that contributes to antibiotic resistance. Such overuse includes unnecessarily long durations of antibiotic therapy in patients with common bacterial infections, such as acute bronchitis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, com...