Fighting antibiotic resistance in Sweden - Past, present and future

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 268-279

  Struwe, Johan ^a,b  

^a Strama Swedish Strategic Programme Against Antibiotic Resistance   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Consumption; Resistance; Strama; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUTHORITY; BACTERIUM; DRUG MARKETING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWEDEN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 45349108148     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-0977-6     Document Type: Review

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