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by connicpu 1273 days ago
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
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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