A year ago, few people doubted the scientific validity and practical feasibility of existing approaches to the treatment of acute pneumonia (AP). Even the use of a single antibiotic as the main treatment for completely different and disparate diseases was a common situation, the contradiction of which to the basics of clinical medicine was not questioned. The activity of antibiotics only against bacterial pathogens without additional effects on other manifestations of the disease did not prevent them from achieving the image of an almost panacea.

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Citation: Igor Klepikov. “Pandemic and Modern Medicine: Time to Recognize and Correct Previous Misconceptions". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.11 (2020): 17-20.

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