Campaign Tackles Antibiotic Overuse, Somerset, England

A Somerset GP is backing a national campaign to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Dr Harry Yoxall, a GP in Taunton and Secretary to the Somerset Local Medical Committee, said: ‘Antibiotics don’t work on colds, most coughs, sore throats or even the flu. Using antibiotics unnecessarily will increase resistance to them and make it harder to treat serious bacterial infections in the future.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on February 25th, 2009