by PediaBlog | Nov 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on November 16, 2017. World Antibiotic Awareness Week This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week. The focus of this year’s campaign, just like in years past, is to recognize the global public...
by PediaBlog | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
—————————— “Hey doc — how about prescribing an antibiotic? Even if, as you say, this is probably just a virus, how much could it hurt to prescribe one?”...
by PediaBlog | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Monday’s blog post, “When Nothing Is Something,” provoked these thoughtful questions from a reader: Can you address antibiotics for ear infections (caused by viral illnesses)? I brought in an infant with a virus with concerns about her breathing. She...
by PediaBlog | Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Like most primary care providers, family physician Eileen Sprys sees her share of snotty noses, hacking coughs, and sore throats. And like most of us on the front-lines of healthcare, we know that an antibiotic will not cure what, at least for now, is...
by PediaBlog | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
As World Antibiotic Awareness Week comes to a close, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addresses the global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance as an American problem, too: U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual one-week...
