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Posted on Mon, Feb 28, 2011 : 5:16 p.m.

Study: Antibiotics prescribed too much to Michigan children

By AnnArbor.com Staff

Antibiotic prescriptions to children in Michigan rose 4.5 percent from 2007 to 2009, a study by The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation found, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.

The center, which is based in Ann Arbor, found that antibiotic prescriptions for adults dropped 9.3 percent in the same period.