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Dec 2022
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Why Antibiotics Can't Be Used to Fight a...

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Dr Greg Poland talks to Dr Debra Goff about what antibiotics are and why you shouldn't take them for a respiratory viral infection.

Episode learning points & Disclosures: https://education.webmd.com/viewarticle/985172?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscpedu

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