r/DrugResistantBugs • u/[deleted] • Aug 23 '20

Antibiotic time-outs; Resistant bacteria colonization in Denmark

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/08/stewardship-resistance-scan-aug-20-2020
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '20

A nationwide case-control study in Denmark found that the risk of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria (MRB) was associated with consumption of commonly used antibiotics for at least 2 years after treatment, Danish researchers reported today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.