Open AccessBacteria in the respiratory tract—how to treat? Or do not treat?
Author(s) -
Cristina Prat,
Alícia Lacoma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.005
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , intensive care medicine , respiratory tract infections , drug resistance , medicine , respiratory tract , pneumonia , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system
Acute and chronic respiratory tract infections are a common cause of inappropriate antimicrobial prescription. Antimicrobial therapy leads to the development of resistance and the emergence of opportunistic pathogens that substitute the indigenous microbiota.
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