[Useful and superfluous measures in the treatment of respiratory infections].
A safe and inexpensive approach to respiratory infections requires: 1. an accurate diagnosis, 2. a critical attitude towards drugs whose clinical efficacy is unproven, 3. to avoid antibiotics where they are not strictly indicated, 4. to use penicillin instead of more expensive (and often less active) antibiotics in the treatment of infections due to streptococci or pneumococci.
D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003139:Common Cold / Q000188:drug therapy; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006853:Hydrocodone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D010406:Penicillins; D006853:Hydrocodone
Sinnvolles und Uberflüssiges in der Behandlung respiratorischer Infekte.