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And what's the probability your patient will be as well ordered taking their antibiotics? Failing to complete courses is one of the reasons these resistant str
by technofiend 11y ago
And what's the probability your patient will be as well ordered taking their antibiotics? Failing to complete courses is one of the reasons these resistant strains emerge in the first place.
Very cool science!! Real-world applicability? TBD.
- tankenmate 11y agoMost patients who are subject to resistant strain bacterial infection wind up in hospital quicker. I suspect this research is mainly aimed at either serious/critical acute care or debilitating chronic care situations which tend to be costly not only in monetary terms but also in life and death terms.
- contingencies 11y agoAlso, the patient has to be sick long enough to withstand cycling multiple whole courses. I guess that limits applicability to a tiny portion of overall cases, like very bad post-op infections, the elderly stuck in hospital beds or something.