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Cephalosporins – do they still have a role in primary care?
Author(s) -
Thompson Angus
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.322
Subject(s) - medicine , cephalosporin , primary care , intensive care medicine , family medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Cephalosporins are barely mentioned in the HPA's guidance on treating infection and there is rising concern over their role in the development of C. difficile . Angus Thompson argues that, with suitable alternatives available, there is little reason to continue prescribing them. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd