Antibiotic resistance: Global response needed

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1001-1003

  Howard, Simon J ^a   Catchpole, Mike ^b   Watson, John ^a   Davies, Sally C ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84887624067     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70195-6     Document Type: Letter

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