Antibiotics are being inappropriately prescribed for COVID-19, increasing the threat of antimicrobial resistance – research
Antibiotics are designed to target bacteria and have no effect on viruses. Image: Unsplash/victoriabcphotographer
Fidelma Fitzpatrick
Consultant Microbiologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and Head of Department, Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health SciencesDeidre Fitzgerald Hughes
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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