New report reveals increase in use of antibiotics linked to rising levels of antibiotic resistance

New report reveals increase in use of antibiotics linked to rising levels of antibiotic resistance A new report from Public Health England (PHE) found that between 2010 and 2013 there was a 6% increase in the combined antibiotic prescribing of GPs and hospitals. There was also an increase of 12% in the number of bloodstream infections caused by E.coli with varying levels of resistance to key antibiotics for this infection of between 10 to 19%. Public Health England

See also:

• Research and analysis: English surveillance programme antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report Public Health England
• Antibiotic resistance rise continues BBC News
• Out-of-hours GPs 'are fuelling a huge rise in drug-resistant bacteria' Daily Mail
• Hospitals and out of hours GPs are driving rise in antibiotics: report The Daily Telegraph
• GP prescribing of antibiotics fell 3.5% in 2013 GP Online
• Doctors more likely to prescribe antibiotics later in the day The Pharmaceutical Journal