The impact of different antibiotic regimens on the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

The emergence and ongoing spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is a major public health threat. Infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are associated with substantially higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to infections caused by antimicrobial-susceptible bacteria. T...

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Main Authors: Erika M C D'Agata, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol, Pierre Magal, Damien Olivier, Shigui Ruan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2603320?pdf=render