Current affair :Doctors warn about superbugs and antibiotic resistance in Australia

Worry about antibiotic use at nursing homes

Worry about antibiotic use at nursing homes Source: SBS

Doctors warn drug-resistant superbugs are on the rise, with patients showing antibiotic-resistant infections presenting every week. Infectious-disease researchers blame an overuse of the drugs and the prescription of antibiotics to treat viral infections such as the common cold. Selina and Ivan report.



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