Reducing Antibiotic Use Lowers Rates Of Drug-resistant Bacteria

5th Sep 2005, 11:56 GMT

Fewer antibiotic prescriptions leads to fewer "superbugs." That's the take-home message behind a new study in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. The study found that reducing antibiotic use for pediatric respiratory tract infections resulted in lower rates of carriage of drug-resistant bacteria.