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by prox 1273 days ago
Not only third world, I have read several articles over the years that it is (was?) prevalent in the US as well.
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Yeah, many urgent care doctors here will prescribe antibiotics just to get the patient out of there as fast as they can even when they almost certainly have a viral infection
Not my experience. Many doctors seem very hesitant to prescribe antibiotics. Even 10 years ago I was in the ER for a deep flush wound from shop accident, almost killed myself. Had a large open wound from a dirty saw. They made sure I was up my my tentis shot but no antibiotics. When I asked about them, they said they would treat if an infection presented itself but not before