The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies

Aim. The aim of this narrative review was to explore the potential contributions of CAM to reduce antibiotic use. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews with a specific, limited set of search terms and collected input from a group of expert CAM researchers t...

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Main Authors: Erik W. Baars, Eefje Belt-van Zoen, Thomas Breitkreuz, David Martin, Harald Matthes, Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Georg Soldner, Jan Vagedes, Herman van Wietmarschen, Olga Patijn, Merlin Willcox, Paschen von Flotow, Michael Teut, Klaus von Ammon, Madan Thangavelu, Ursula Wolf, Josef Hummelsberger, Ton Nicolai, Philippe Hartemann, Henrik Szőke, Michael McIntyre, Esther T. van der Werf, Roman Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5365608