The side effects of diarrhea are pretty well played known. Diarrhea and antibiotic resistance top the chart. I have not exactly been silent about my position that the above two concerns are minor side effects and that the destruction of the normal, protective bacterial flora in the gut is of one of the most horrendous, […]
Antibiotics in early childhood increases risk of asthma/allergic disease This is yet another research study pointing to this association. It really is not a difficult concept to follow. Antibiotics destroy the normal, developing flora in the infant. These flora are instrumental in protecting the infant from the environment, and also play a key role in […]
Rapid Respiratory Viral Testing & Antibiotic Use in Children’s Hospital The overuse of antibiotics in the paediatric setting is still excessive, despite researchers practically screaming in the medical journals to curb use. It always concerns me that these articles appear in paediatric journals and yet the paediatricians never seem to get the message. What exactly […]
Changing Use of Antibiotics in Community-Based Outpatient Practice. I remember when Cipro came out several years ago. This stuff was designed to save the lives of people who were on the edge of death from systemic infections. I remember one of my instructors touting that Cipro could sterilize your sputum. Now I see patients in […]
Antibiotics of Limited Benefit in Pediatric Acute Otitis Media When we look at the side effects of antibiotics, we typically only look at immediate effects such as rashes or diarrhea. Very rarely do we look at the fact that much of the normal flora is destroyed in the process and the long term health effects […]
