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Dec 2023
22m 24s

69. Choosing an antimicrobial

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
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How do you think about antibiotics? This Christmas we give the best gift of all: no puns in an episode. Join Jame and Callum as they talk about a method for thinking about and explaining antibiotics. Here are the show notes for this episode: https://idiots.notion.site/69-Choosing-an-antimicrobial-4e7446a91ff6413aa14924a2ba905ffa Support the show Question ... Show More
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