Should general practitioners perform diagnostic tests on patients before prescribing antibiotics?
As most antibiotics are prescribed by general practitioners, control of antibiotic resistance depends greatly on rational prescribing behaviour by these doctors. Here a Danish microbiologist argues for near patient testing before prescribing antibiotics, while a British general practitioner contends that there are considerable problems associated with testing and that time is often the best treatment for acute, self limiting infections.
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