The beginning of the end of the antibiotic era? Part II. Proposed solutions to antibiotic abuse

Quintessence International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 223-229

  Harrison, John W ^a   Svec, Timothy A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antibiotic therapy; Bacterial pathogen; Bacterial resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS;

EID: 0032038232     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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