why should you always finish a course of antibiotics even if the infection has cleared up
In: Biology
Showing no outward symptoms doesn’t mean the condition is completely gone. You may look and feel fine, but that doesn’t mean all the “bad” bacteria is gone yet. If it’s *not* gone and you stop taking the antibiotics, you run the risk of having the infection return. Not only that, but you may end up needing a stronger medication because the remaining bacteria may now be resistant to the first course.
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