Saturday 19 November 2022 12:41 AM AMA doctors warning about resistant 'superbugs' making basic cuts deadly for ... trends now
Saturday 19 November 2022 12:41 AM AMA doctors warning about resistant 'superbugs' making basic cuts deadly for ... trends now
Top doctors issue urgent warning that hospital patients' basic cuts could turn deadly and surgery become too risky due to resistant 'superbugs' AMA says resistant infections risks cuts turning deadly and makes surgery risky Professor Steve Robson warned Australia could be headed for 'medial dark ages' Proposes Australia establish its own Centre for Disease Control to control risks
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The nation's peak medical association warns superficial cuts could be deadly and basic surgery too risky due to the rise of antimicrobial resistant superbugs.
In its new report the Australian Medical Association says resistant infections are already adding an extra $10,000 to medical treatments with hospitals spending $16.8million a year treating common resistant hospital-associated infections.
Antimicrobial resistant infections were associated with nearly
