Emergency Rooms are Still Pushing Antibiotics
January 24, 2014 | By Health Editor
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The inappropriate use of antibiotics among adult patients at U.S. emergency departments is not falling, despite increasing concerns about antibiotic resistance, a new study reveals.
Improper antibiotic use is a contributing factor to antibiotic resistance, the University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers noted.