Shorter Antibiotic Courses: How Short Is Too Short? Family Practice Medicine Infectious Disease by Nancy Ogbonna - September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 027 Evidence-based clinical review Shorter Antibiotic Courses: How Short Is Too Short? A syndrome-specific guide to finding the shortest effective duration in adults Updated: September 2, 2026 | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Abstract Background