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Goodfellow Gems #48
Goodfellow Gems #48
Wednesday 1 February 2017, 04:38 PM
Antibiotics not effective for cough and coloured sputum (acute bronchitis)
In this clinical trial, 416 adults presenting with less than one week of cough, discoloured sputum, and at least one other symptom of lower respirator
References
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2. Amoxicillin for acute lower-respiratory-tract infection in primary care when pneumonia is not suspected: a 12-country, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2013. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473309912703006/fulltext?elsca1=FB%20or%20TW&elsca2=socialmedia