Tag Archives: antibiotic resistance
Be Medicinewise Week – Take Charge!
This year during Be Medicinewise week the National Prescribing Service (NPS) is encouraging clinicians to promote Australians taking charge of their health by being medicinewise, and raising awareness on the importance of having conversations about medicines. Be Medicinewise week (last week!) suggested clinicians ask patients to keep in mind 3 key pieces of advice to take control […]
New Australasian Guidelines for the treatment of C. difficile
New Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases guidelines for the treatment of Clostridium difficile have been published in the Internal Medicine Journal this month. The guidelines provide management advice for C. difficile in adults and children in both hospital and community settings.
Can you develop antibiotic resistance without antibiotics?
Studies of an indigenous tribe from the Amazon who had no previous contact with Europeans have shown you can!
AIMED - Let's talk about antibiotics 