Common Treatments Can Lead to Antibiotic Resistance

Overexposure to antibiotics has long been a concern in the medical community - most specifically the development of antibiotic resistant infections as a result of repeated use. According to a study released this week in the Archives of Ophthalmology, ophthalmologic antibiotics promote antimicrobial resistance too, prompting a call from Vanderbilt Eye Institute physicians to be more judicial in the administration of certain classes of antibiotics.

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