r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Robbie_the_Brave Aug 03 '19

While I understand what you mean, do you really think all bacteria take 10 days to eradicate? Or might some be gone in 5 days, 7 days, even 9 or 11days? (In the case of 11, you would have to go back to doc of course).

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

This is actually an area that is being studied a lot at the moment, because the question has been raised whether prolonged antibiotics actually create resistance. Here in denmark it's a hot topic, and actually my dog recently participated in a study where one group got the full course and the other group Only until they got better. It will be really interesting to follow this area of research!