Hong Kong doctors urged to run more tests before prescribing antibiotics, as superbugs on the rise

Hong Kong’s top microbiologist has urged doctors to conduct more tests before prescribing antibiotics, as the city sees a growing number of superbugs. University of Hong Kong professor Yuen Kwok-yung, who heads the Expert Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance, said the number of Hong Kong superbug cases, where bacteria is not killed by antibiotics, was becoming “quite serious”. Referring to current statistics, he said about 50 per cent of public hospital patients suffering...