A rift between respiratory physicians and infectious diseases specialists could be stalling efforts to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance in patients with respiratory infections, researchers claim. The study led by infectious disease specialist Associate Professor Jennifer Broome from the Sunshine Coast Clinical Unit in Queensland said the number of inappropriate prescriptions for respiratory ...
Infectious diseases
Respiratory and ID specialist turf war stalling antibiotic stewardship
By Sunalie Silva
22 Jun 2017