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This dogma must stop being taught to clinicians &be put out to pasture as a relic of a bygone era in scientific literature The terms static&cidal are misleading have no demonstrated clinical relevance may lead to suboptimal antimicrobial selection(or toxicity)& should b abandoned
"However,the concept of static/cidal antibiotics is neither complex nor context-dependent;it is rather a myth. Regrettably,this dogma continues to be raised in modern literature despite two fundamental flaws" Honored to contribute to this important letter led by 🌟 @BradSpellberg
We implore authors, peer reviewers, and journal editors to stop perpetuating the concept of static and cidal antibiotics, given the aforementioned evidence demonstrating it is a myth. In a clinical context, these terms are not complex. Rather, they are simply incorrect. #IDXposts
"However,the concept of static/cidal antibiotics is neither complex nor context-dependent;it is rather a myth. Regrettably,this dogma continues to be raised in modern literature despite two fundamental flaws" Honored to contribute to this important letter led by 🌟 @BradSpellberg
The Static/Cidal letter to the editor at AAC made Google News! First time I’ve ever seen that happen to a letter to the editor—must be a ton of people reading it!
"However,the concept of static/cidal antibiotics is neither complex nor context-dependent;it is rather a myth. Regrettably,this dogma continues to be raised in modern literature despite two fundamental flaws" Honored to contribute to this important letter led by 🌟 @BradSpellberg
Static vs cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…
Static vs. cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee @ABsteward doi.org/10.1128/aac.00…
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