Systems BiologyEvolution Medicine and Public HealthPeer-reviewed
Mathematical modeling links benefits of short and long antibiotic treatment to details of infection
Erida Gjini, Francisco F. S. Paupério, Vitaly V. Ganusov
This paper uses a mathematical model to show that optimal antibiotic treatment duration depends on factors like treatment timing, antibiotic efficacy, and infection dynamics, with short or long treatments potentially being beneficial under different conditions.
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