http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7320/0/b
Use of antibacterials in community is weakly
linked to resistance
Substantial differences in rates of
prescribing of antibacterial drugs among general practices are associated with
only small differences in resistance, an analysis of routine
laboratory samples has found. Priest and colleagues (p 1037)
analysed prescribing patterns and resistance of Streptococcus
pneumoniae and urinary coliforms for 405 practices in
England. Although they found a weak correlation between prescribing
and resistance for urinary coliforms there was no clear relation for
pneumococci. The authors say that government efforts to reduce
overall antibacterial prescribing in general practice may not be the
best way to reduce resistance in the community.
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