It was found that common antibiotics prescribed for respiratory diseases accompanied by cough symptoms did not help relieve the cough. [사진: 셔터스톡]
[디지털투데이 AI리포터] According to an article by an American research group published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine on the 15th (local time), common antibiotics prescribed for respiratory diseases accompanied by cough symptoms did not help relieve the cough.
Antiviral drugs should be prescribed for viruses, and antibiotics should be prescribed for bacteria or fungi. However, most doctors routinely prescribe antibiotics to patients who are coughing.
Dan Merenstein, lead author of the study and professor of family medicine at Georgetown University, said, “Even for the bacteria that cause coughs, antibiotics often don’t help reduce their severity or frequency.”
In fact, the research results of the research team led by the professor showed that approximately 29% of patients showed no change in cough symptoms compared to patients who had not received antibiotic prescriptions. Furthermore, regardless of whether or not antibiotics were taken, the time it took to overcome the infection was the same, about 17 days.
As a result, the research team explained: “Excessive use of antibiotics only increases the risk of developing resistance” and added: “In case of severe cough symptoms, we need to focus more on appropriate treatment.”
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