Keeping It Short and Simple: Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Common Pediatric Bacterial Infections
Tracy Anne G. Fojas, M.D.
Introduction
“If you use penicillin, use enough.” – a previous warning from the inventor of penicillin, Alexander Fleming regarding antibiotics.¹ In the early 1940s, penicillin resulted to favorable outcomes within 4 to 5 days, yet the belief that longer antibiotic use is necessary is still being practicd even in these modern days. The 7-day use of these medicines was based on the code by a Roman Emperor in AD 321 that there are 7 days in a week. Surprisingly, even in the era of evidence-based medicine, this belief and practice has remained to be the basis of antibiotic duration.²
https://doi.org/10.56964/pidspj202425020010
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