Ms Courtney Ierano

Ms Courtney Ierano

PhD candidate, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Health & Medicine

Antibiotic use too long in surgery

New research finds antibiotics are often prescribed inappropriately before, during and after surgery, and more needs to be done to change the culture of prescription