Antibiotic resistance is an emerging threat to public health: An urgent call to action at the antimicrobial resistance summit 2011

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 281-283

  Gottlieb, Thomas ^a,b   Nimmo, Graeme R ^c,d  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 79955498480     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02973.x     Document Type: Article

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