Antibiotic Breakthrough
Since their invention during the last century, antibiotics have revolutionised healthcare. However, excessive use, over-prescription and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant infections means antibiotics being likened to a lit window in the night that flashes open for just a moment before it shuts again, according to Dr Robert Masterton, executive medical director and consultant microbiologist at [...]
Tags: Antibiotics, ICU, MDR, MRSA, nosocomial infection, surgical infections, taphylococcus aureus