Fewer Antibiotics Prescribed, but Still Fears Over Resistance
The Scotsman › January 26, 2011
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DOCTORS in Scotland are prescribing fewer antibiotics in attempts to combat drug resistance but concerns remain that dangerous new bugs could emerge, a report has revealed.
Figures showed that GPs issued 44,500 fewer prescriptions for antibiotics in 2009, with a 19.5 per cent drop in drugs specifically linked to Clostridium difficile infection following guidance to cut their use.See the full content of this document
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Fewer Antibiotics Prescribed, but Still Fears Over Resistance
But experts said they remain concerned that new types of resistance becoming more common in other countries could...
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