date:Jun 01, 2012
ur own bacteria that used to be sensitive to antibiotics resistant, he said. Perversely, continuous low levels of antibiotics can be worse than a one-off dose.
Professor Collignon criticised the federal department for its low levels of testing for dangerous chemicals. The department's figures show that in the last six months of 2011, it conducted just 209 tests for fluoroquinolones (types of antibiotic) and two for chloramphenicol, which in rare cases can trigger a fatal disease.
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