{"id":3812,"date":"2019-05-05T14:38:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T13:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stonehavenmedicalgroup.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=3812"},"modified":"2019-10-05T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:19:09","slug":"when-to-use-antibiotics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stonehavenmedicalgroup.scot.nhs.uk\/your-care\/health-wellbeing-2\/general-health-advice\/antibiotic-awareness\/when-to-use-antibiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"When to use Antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Antibiotics&nbsp;may be used to treat&nbsp;bacterial infections&nbsp;that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>are unlikely to clear up without antibiotics<\/li><li>could infect others unless treated<\/li><li>could take too long to clear without treatment<\/li><li>carry a risk of more serious complications<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People at a high risk of infection may also be given antibiotics as a precaution, known as antibiotic prophylaxis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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