Quality microbiological diagnostics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, an essential component of antimicrobial resistance surveillance and control efforts in Pacific island nations
Problem: Emerging bacterial antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human health. However, a majority of lower income countries do not have microbiological diagnostic testing for prompt, reliable confirmation of bloodstream infection and identification of AMR. Context: C...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2020-03-01
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Series: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/656/962 |