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. 2004 Jan;100(2):26-7.

Antibiotic resistance and the prescribing dilemma

Jason Beckford-Ball
  • PMID: 14768149

Antibiotic resistance and the prescribing dilemma

Jason Beckford-Ball. Nurs Times. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

Antibiotics have had a major impact on health care since the discovery of penicillin. However, the prescribing of antibiotics remains a common practice dilemma. How should the appropriate prescription of antibiotics continue while ensuring that growth of microbial resistance to infectious diseases is kept to a minimum?

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