Patients whose doctors over-prescribe antibiotics may develop drug resistance that lasts up to a year, putting them and the population at risk when more serious treatment is needed, scientists said on Wednesday.Still think they have any idea what they are doing?
The more antibiotics are prescribed for coughs and flu-like illnesses, or urine infections, the more bacteria become resistant in a vicious cycle, said British researchers who analysed 24 previous studies of antibiotic resistance.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Overuse of antibiotics spurs vicious cycle: study
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