Protecting senior Australians from superbugs

16 February 2018

Protecting senior Australians in residential aged care from the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria is the aim of two major research projects announced by the Turnbull Government today.

The rise of so-called 'superbug' infections is a challenge for health care professionals, sometimes

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