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Medical research on antibiotic treatment durations

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Latest: Antibiotic usage trends shift toward shorter, infection-specific treatments

Medical research continues to challenge the traditional clinical practice of requiring patients to complete full courses of antibiotics. A review of more than 120 randomized controlled trials indicates that shorter treat