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Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent's Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats
Protect your child. Leading pediatric experts answer all your questions about reducing the risks of antibiotic overuse. "An important book for parents.the best source I have seen about the dangers of antibiotic resistance and the risks of antibiotic overuse." --Scott Dowell, M.D., M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Finally, a book that discus...more
Paperback, 186 pages
Published
March 11th 1999
by John Wiley & Sons
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Had I read this book before my daughter caught her first bug several weeks ago, she and I would have been spared two trips to the doctor and (what I now believe to be) a completely unnecessary course of antibiotics for what was, in all likelihood, just a childhood virus.
In this book, Dr. Paul Offit discusses the dangers of antibiotic overuse and provides instructions for parents on how to tell the difference between a bacterial infection and a viral infection. I should also note tha...more
In this book, Dr. Paul Offit discusses the dangers of antibiotic overuse and provides instructions for parents on how to tell the difference between a bacterial infection and a viral infection. I should also note tha...more
Every parent in the planet should read this book. I recommended it to all my friends. In my country (Brazil) it's very usual to meet doctors that prescribe antibiotics for no reason. Fortunately my daughter has an amazing pediatrician and we never had this kind of problem. But not everybody around is that lucky.
This is a great review for parents of young children about the differences between bacterial infections and viruses and how antibiotics are used, and should be used.
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Paul A. Offit, MD is the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Offit is also the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is a recipient of many awards including the J. Edmund Bradley Prize for Excellence...more
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