Antibiotic resistance a ‘major threat to human health’- microbiologist

A senior microbiologist has warned that antibiotic misuse is helping to fuel the spread of resistant superbugs.

Dr Fidelma Fitzpatrick, RCSI Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, joined the HSE’s call for collaborative action to keep antibiotics working. On the 11th annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the HSE warned that patients are less likely to get better on antibiotics than they were 10 or 20 years ago because of the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.