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51The following appeared in a medical newsletter.
"Doctors have long suspected that secondary infections may keep some patients from healing quickly after severe muscle strain. This hypothesis has now been proved by preliminary results of a study of two groups of patients. The first group of patients, all being treated for muscle injuries by Dr. Newland, a doctor who specializes in sports medicine, took antibiotics regularly throughout their treatment. Their recuperation time was, on average, 40 percent quicker than typically expected. Patients in the second group, all being treated by Dr. Alton, a general physician, were given sugar pills, although the patients believed they were taking antibiotics. Their average recuperation time was not significantly reduced. Therefore, all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment."

In this newsletter, the author asserts that all patients suffer muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment. To illustrate this point, the author cites a study conducted by two different doctors between two groups of patients. Moreover, the author also points out the results for each test. However, the evidence lends little credible support for the argument.

First，the specific details about groups of patients are not well informed. We can not clearly know about the characteristics of patient’s age, gender as well as health. We can not also know the method of grouping. Maybe the first group of patients is stronger and younger than the second one. Under this situation, it is not fair to compare the first group to the second one. And the result hat all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment is ill-considered.

Secondly，the results of two groups have little solid foundation to be supported. As the newsletter show, the recuperation for the first group of patients is proved to be 40 percent quicker than typically expected. What is typically expected? Whether the typically expected is less than the test result considered as the proof that all the patients suffer muscle strain should be cured with antibiotics is not clear. Moreover, does the fast speed recuperation only attribute to antibiotics? Maybe Dr. Newland specializes in sports medicine have plenty of knowledge of muscle recovery may find scientific measures to cure patients and use antibiotics as accessories. Furthermore, the second group of patients behaves not significantly is not equal to that they lack of antibiotics. Because Dr. Alton, a general physician, might have other kind of measure to treat patients. If the patients use antibiotics, the speed of recuperation may be slowed down. And there is no enough evidence to cite that average recuperation time which is not significantly reduced must be longer than the first group.

Finally，it is unfair to say that all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment. Consider some of them may be allergic to antibiotics. Or antibiotics have long term danger to patients which may not be discovered at present.

In sum, in order to cite this argument, more evidence in the materials about the patients and the test results must be provided. Moreover, new study is carried to prove that patients with allergy can also be provided with antibiotics.