While I offer no sources, there was some preliminary evidence in the recent past that the "non-compliant patient" narrative was completely false and antibiotic resistance might actually be countered instead by having the patient discontinue the antibiotics as soon as symptoms are relieved to minimize exposure of the bacteria to the antibiotic used.
Of course, no attempts were made to test the theory in real world practice, likely due to inertia and fears of liability.
It's amazing how arbitrary treatment protocols with antibiotics are.
For example, antibiotic regimens only come in 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 day courses.
While I offer no sources, there was some preliminary evidence in the recent past that the "non-compliant patient" narrative was completely false and antibiotic resistance might actually be countered instead by having the patient discontinue the antibiotics as soon as symptoms are relieved to minimize exposure of the bacteria to the antibiotic used.
Of course, no attempts were made to test the theory in real world practice, likely due to inertia and fears of liability.
It's amazing how arbitrary treatment protocols with antibiotics are.
For example, antibiotic regimens only come in 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 day courses.
Why not 2? Or 6? Or 11?