Story on antibiotic by Loh Fong Fong-Art Chen/The Star. 15 May 2014.
KUALA LUMPUR: Doctors should restrict the unnecessary use of broad spectrum antibiotics.
Limiting their prescription rights is also necessary in view of the increasing bacteria resistance to a wide range of antibiotics, said Universiti Malaya’s department of medicine Assoc Prof Dr Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, who specialises in infectious diseases.
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