Antibiotics are Overused

The best way to prevent transmission of Ebola in the United States, or any country for that matter, is to identify and quarantine those with the disease as soon as possible. However, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the US was, unfortunately, released after coming to an emergency department, even though he had symptoms indicative of the disease.

He was sent home on antibiotics. The inappropriate use of antibiotics is the subject of this week's Healthcare Triage.

This was based heavily on a piece I wrote for the Upshot, which you can go read here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/upshot/on-an-antibiotic-you-may-be-getting-only-a-false-sense-of-security.html. All the refs and links are there.

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Stan Muller -- Director, Producer
Aaron Carroll -- Writer
Mark Olsen - Graphics

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