Ten Percent of Doctors Account for 40% of Antibiotics Prescribed, CDC Finds
Family medicine doctors, internal medicine doctors and urologists were the highest prescribers, accounting for a disproportionate number of antibiotics prescribed
Family medicine doctors, internal medicine doctors and urologists were the highest prescribers, accounting for a disproportionate number of antibiotics prescribed
Using an antiseptic treatment for UTIs is just as effective as using antibiotics, and could reduce the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers found
While early onset sepsis can be fatal, doctors may be contributing to antibiotic overuse and the evolution of resistant superbugs by giving it to children at low or no risk.
A global information network for combating emerging antibiotic-resistant infections will be established to address the growing risk of "superbugs" that are difficult to treat with existing drugs
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Nearly half of children under the age of two receive antibiotics at some point for acute respiratory infections