Antimicrobial resistance increasing despite reduced GP antibiotic prescribing Antimicrobial resistance ‘continues to increase’ despite a drop in the amount of antibiotics prescribed by GPs, a Government report has found.
The annual report, published by the Department of Health and Social Care, said that although there is increased public awareness and prescribing has decreased, antimicrobial resistance and the incidence of bloodstream infections have continued to rise.
It stressed that there is a need to ‘ensure that doctors always prescribe according to professional guidance’, but GP leaders have argued that the focus should be on the 'abuse of antibiotics in agriculture' rather than 'scapegoating GPs'. Pulse
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The annual report, published by the Department of Health and Social Care, said that although there is increased public awareness and prescribing has decreased, antimicrobial resistance and the incidence of bloodstream infections have continued to rise.
It stressed that there is a need to ‘ensure that doctors always prescribe according to professional guidance’, but GP leaders have argued that the focus should be on the 'abuse of antibiotics in agriculture' rather than 'scapegoating GPs'. Pulse
See also:
- Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing,Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection 8th Annual Report, April 2016 - March 2017 APRHAI
- Antibiotics crisis continues to grow, despite GPs being told to stop handing them out The Daily Mail
- GPs drove down antibiotic use despite severe flu season GPonline
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