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Antibiotics

Antibiotics

Antibiotics use in Children

Antibiotics, along with vaccinations are the predominant reason why children survive bacterial infections. Prior to antibiotics children would regularly die of bacterial infections. However the prevalence of bacterial infections has dramatically decreased due to a variety of reasons, yet antibiotics are still far too often overprescribed.  The American Academy of Paediatrics have released a fact […]

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Dr Scott Parsons

The author, has worked as a general practitioner with a special interest in paediatrics for the last 20 years. He has developed this website in order to help parents with the task of raising children. He currently works in Adelaide at Total GP Care Norwood and Priorty Paediatrics

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