Because viral illnesses are the most common cause of a sore throat, it is important not to use antibiotics to treat them.

In some cases, the child may need antibiotics to prevent or treat infections.

The antibiotics in this medication will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.

This can be a significant problem if a life threatening condition subsequently develops which requires antibiotics to treat in hospital.

Doctors use antibiotics to treat pneumonia caused by bacteria, the most common cause of the condition.

She might never find out where the infection was, but the antibiotics would shore up his tiny army of white cells and treat it.

Bacterial vaginosis: Doctors usually use antibiotics to treat this problem.

You may take antibiotics to prevent or treat infections.

You may need antibiotics to treat or prevent infection.

This makes antibiotics less effective and bacterial infections more difficult to treat.