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Antibiotic use back with bad habits

14 December 2022

Amanda Cameron

Wednesday 14 December 2022, 04:15 AM

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Antibacterials are being prescribed when they shouldn’t be [Image: Renphoto iStock]

Antibiotic use has started to creep up again after a lull during the COVID-19 peak, with some bad prescribing habits making a return too, national dat

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