Respiratory infections in everyday practice Case report

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Aneta Nitsch-Osuch

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The autumn-winter period is a typical time of seasonal flu epidemics, which requires proper diagnosis and causal treatment with oseltamivir. Possible complications and bacterial infections require rational antibiotic therapy (e.g. with amoxicillin or azithromycin).

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Nitsch-Osuch, A. (2024). Respiratory infections in everyday practice. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 17(4(65), 584-590. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0424.24
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