Shifting the Antibiotic Rhetoric in Children from 'just in Case' to 'disclose the Risk': Has the Time Come?

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Journal J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can

Date 2024 Apr 3

PMID 38567369

Authors

Nicole Le Saux

Isabelle Viel-Theriault

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