Ireland and other European countries are experiencing a “silent epidemic” of superbugs caused by rising resistance to antibiotics, a conference on primary care has been told. The problem far exceeds the threat posed by Ebola, with over 25,000 deaths a year in Europe due to multi-drug resistant organisms, according to Dr Nuala O’Connor of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP). The use of antibiotics in nursing homes in Ireland is twice as high as in any other European country, Dr O’Connor pointed out, and said 39 per cent of...
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