Antibiotic holiday needs to be a long one to combat resistance

Monday, January 10, 2011 - 12:36 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy use of antibiotics has created a host of dangerous drug-resistant pathogens that endanger the health of millions of people. However, it has been unclear how quickly a ban on the overuse of an antibiotic would restore its usefulness.

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