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Australian nursing homes may be contributing to the rise of so-called "superbugs." Image: Worry about antibiotic use at nursing homes (SBS)


A nationwide survey warns antibiotics are often used wrongly in aged-care facilities and it is putting residents at a high risk of drug-resistant infections.

 

... reports.

 


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