Wednesday 4 March 2020

Repeat antibiotic use linked to higher risk of hospitalisation

Repeat antibiotic use linked to higher risk of hospitalisation Scientists have found a link between repeat antibiotic prescribing and a greater risk of hospitalisation.

The study, published today in BMC Medicine finds that patients who have had nine or more antibiotic prescriptions for common infections in the previous three years are 2.26 times more likely to go to hospital with another infection in three or more months. OnMedica

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