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fastasucanlast Friday at 9:29 AM1 replyview on HN

Why do you say oddly? Prescribing antibiotics just because is how you get resistance.


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array_key_firstlast Friday at 6:53 PM

Prescribing antibiotics for contagious bacterial infections is their exact usage.

Some doctors argue against using antibiotics for strep, but it's definitely debatable.