title: Oral antibiotics: are the old still gold?
abstract: Most common infections in ambulatory care can be treated effectively and safely with conventional antibiotics. A rational approach using such antibiotics as primary choices and reserving newer antibiotics for selected, more difficult-to-treat infections will result in substantial cost savings and may help to prevent the rapid development of drug resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D002981:Clindamycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D004318:Doxycycline; D002506:Cephalexin