http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/09/swine-flu-antibiotics WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/09/swine-flu-antibiotics/comment-page-1#comment-3076 Darlene March Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11784#comment-3076 I agree with Puah Rae above. When I go into his office with bronchitis--he says it might be viral and waits to treat with antibiotics. He says you must have certain signs, which makes sense, but for me it's just a deep bronchial cough. As a result, I'm sicker than usual, and when the antibiotics kick in I'm much better, and that's proof it's a bacterial infection. I believe that doctors have been trained to be conservative when it comes to treating patients, causing the patient to suffer longer than necessary. I agree with Puah Rae above. When I go into his office with bronchitis–he says it might be viral and waits to treat with antibiotics. He says you must have certain signs, which makes sense, but for me it’s just a deep bronchial cough. As a result, I’m sicker than usual, and when the antibiotics kick in I’m much better, and that’s proof it’s a bacterial infection. I believe that doctors have been trained to be conservative when it comes to treating patients, causing the patient to suffer longer than necessary.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/09/swine-flu-antibiotics/comment-page-1#comment-3058 Puah Rae Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:47 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11784#comment-3058 I am wondering if the cause of these antibiotic prescriptions has anything to do with the report that, of the healthy children who have died of flu, most if not all had a co-existing bacterial infection. Many of those children died quickly. This may be a "better safe than sorry" response to that report. I am wondering if the cause of these antibiotic prescriptions has anything to do with the report that, of the healthy children who have died of flu, most if not all had a co-existing bacterial infection. Many of those children died quickly. This may be a “better safe than sorry” response to that report.

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