‘No, I think that would really mean giving too many people antibiotics. This in turn has the disadvantage that these bacteria become resistant to it. These are really patients who have a completely different clinical picture than at the GP. No cold or flu. They become so ill within a day that they vomit violently, have a very high fever and lose consciousness. Then it is immediately clear that you have to go to the hospital.’
Combination of infection and bacteria kills young people, doctors UMCG alert
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