Antibiotics alert over superbugs; HEALTH.Byline: By MIRROR REPORTER A CAMPAIGN to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bugs like MRSA MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. See MARSA. has been launched by the HSE HSE House HSE Health and Safety Executive HSE Helsinki School of Economics HSE Hamilton Southeastern (High School) HSE Health, Safety & Environment HSE Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) The initiative, which kicked off yesterday on the first European Antibiotic Awareness day, is designed to drive home the importance of only taking the right medicine when absolutely necessary. It also stresses the importance of following a doctor's instructions carefully. Consultant microbiologist microbiologist a specialist in microbiology. Dr Robert Cunney said: "Taking antibiotics when they aren't needed may mean that they won't work when you really need them for a serious infection. "The more antibiotics we use, the more bacteria can change so that the antibiotics don't work any more." |
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