Health Check: does green mucus mean you're infectious and need antibiotics?
- Written by John Turnidge, Affiliate Professor of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide
Antibiotics provide no benefit for the common cold and other respiratory illnesses caused by viruses.Estrada Anton/ShutterstockWhen you have a cold or other respiratory illness, you might see a range of different colours of mucus or snot when you blow your nose. We’re often told – even by doctors – that green or yellow secretions...
