Use of antibiotics without medical prescription

The inappropriate use of antibiotics for the treatment of infections is a worldwide problem that has implications for the cost of treatment and the development of resistant strains of bacteria. The use of antibiotics should follow specific criteria; they are on top of the list of self-medication dru...

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Main Authors: Dalton Espíndola Volpato, Bárbara Vicente de Souza, Luana Gabriela Dalla Rosa, Luíz Henrique Melo, Carlos Antonio Stabel Daudt, Luciane Deboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000400004&lng=en&tlng=en