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You might find it hard to believe, but determining whether restricting antibiotic use leads to decreased resistance is actually not very straightforward.
I've written before about antibiotic resistance in the developing world.
At a recent conference (pdf), Dr. Rebecca Roberts described how medical residents and doctors treat urinary tract infections. But first, a bit about 'empirical therapy.'
One of things I've done in my job is write letters of recommendation for various genome sequencing projects, particularly antibiotic resistance related projects, so it's always good to see that those letters might result in published work.
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