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<p class="First-paragraph-drop-cap ParaOverride-1">With growing resistance to antibiotics noted in the United States, what’s your practice when it comes to prescribing them? According to a recent study, three-quarters of ED patients who received antibiotics to treat suspected STIs tested negative for such diseases.<sup>1</sup></p>

Are Antibiotics Overprescribed for Possible STIs? Check Your Practice

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September 1, 2016

With growing resistance to antibiotics noted in the United States, what’s your practice when it comes to prescribing them? According to a recent study, three-quarters of ED patients who received antibiotics to treat suspected STIs tested negative for such diseases.1

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