title: Antibiotic resistance and the prescribing dilemma.
abstract: Antibiotics have had a major impact on health care since the discovery of penicillin. However, the prescribing of antibiotics remains a common practice dilemma. How should the appropriate prescription of antibiotics continue while ensuring that growth of microbial resistance to infectious diseases is kept to a minimum?
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beckford-Ball
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents