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>Stopping the antibiotics early can select for resistant strains. Some people are claiming this is not supported by evidence: http://www.bmj.com/content/358/bm
by mrob 9y ago
>Stopping the antibiotics early can select for resistant strains.
Some people are claiming this is not supported by evidence: http://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3418.full http://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3418.full
Previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15311274 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15311274
- Retric 9y agoDepends on what you do with the 'saved' medication. If you get 5 day subscription stop on day 3, then take the rest next week that's bad.
- cratermoon 9y agoAh, that's relatively recent in the literature, and I found a reference to it at the NIH[1] as well. I'm glad for all the research into causes of antibiotic resistance, and if medicine comes up with a better way to treat infections and minimize resistance, I'm all for it. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2017-07-27-questions-over-advice-to-finish-courses-of-antibiotics/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines...