The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention

The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention

In the last decade we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the proportion and absolute number of bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple antibacterial agents. Multidrug-resistant bacteria are currently considered as an emergent global disease and a major public health problem. The B-Debate meetin...

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Main Authors: I. Roca, M. Akova, F. Baquero, J. Carlet, M. Cavaleri, S. Coenen, J. Cohen, D. Findlay, I. Gyssens, O.E. Heure, G. Kahlmeter, H. Kruse, R. Laxminarayan, E. Liébana, L. López-Cerero, A. MacGowan, M. Martins, J. Rodríguez-Baño, J.-M. Rolain, C. Segovia, B. Sigauque, E. Tacconelli, E. Wellington, J. Vila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Antibiotic consumption
antibiotic resistance
antibiotic stewardship
antibiotics as growth promoters
drug discovery
infection control measures
multidrug resistant bacteria
self-medication
surveillance
wastewater treatment plants
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297515000293

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