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Antibiotics for colds — the evidence
The common cold is viral, and antibiotics do nothing to viruses. They add side effects and drive resistance. The only time antibiotics belong in the picture is a bacterial complication — an ear infection, sinusitis that has gone on for weeks, or pneumonia — and that is a clinician's call.
Ko saka pierādījumi
Verdict: Harmful. The common cold is viral, and antibiotics do nothing to viruses. They add side effects and drive resistance. The only time antibiotics belong in the picture is a bacterial complication — an ear infection, sinusitis that has gone on for weeks, or pneumonia — and that is a clinician's call.
Ko tiešām darīt
Do not ask for them and do not use leftovers. The change that means "see a doctor" is not the runny nose but the second phase: getting better, then worse again with a fever, or symptoms dragging past 10-14 days.
Source: NICE CKS — common cold · checked 2026-09-07
Pašaprūpes uzziņa, nevis medicīniska konsultācija. Bērniem, vecāka gadagājuma cilvēkiem, grūtniecības laikā un ikvienam ar ilgstošu slimību slieksnim, lai sazinātos ar ārstu, jābūt zemākam. Smagi vai pasliktinoši simptomi, apgrūtināta elpošana vai apjukums: meklējiet medicīnisku palīdzību.