Surgery antibiotics

November 30, 2017

MORE than half (60%) of antibiotics given to patients after surgery to prevent infections are prescribed inappropriately, usually because they are not required at all, a situation that may be contributing to the rise of antibiotic resistance, according to the Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (SNAPS).

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Surgery antibiotics

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