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September 10, 2025Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyOpen Access

The correlation between antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance: a 3-year retrospective study

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AAAnn Lisa ArulappenMinistry of Health AKAmer Hayat Khan SHSyed Shahzad HasanUniversity of Huddersfield

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Retrospective study finds strong correlations between antibiotic usage and resistance in bacterial pathogens, suggesting control measures could mitigate MDR microorganisms.

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Antibiotic usage and resistance showed a strong positive correlation, indicating potential intervention areas.
Pearson’s correlation of 0.777 suggests significant links between third-generation cephalosporin and ESBL rates.
The study utilized a retrospective analysis of antibiotic usage in six hospitals over three years.
Findings highlight the need for controlling antibiotic usage to combat the rising threat of multidrug-resistant microorganisms.

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Arulappen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a91354b1d3bfb60e2795 https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1608921

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Retrospective study finds strong correlations between antibiotic usage and resistance in bacterial pathogens, suggesting control measures could mitigate MDR microorganisms.

The correlation between antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance: a 3-year retrospective study

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The correlation between antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance: a 3-year retrospective study

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