Taking action to preserve the miracle of antibiotics

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 3-7

  Cruickshank, M ^a,b   Duguid, M ^a   Gotterson, F ^a   Carter, D ^a  

^a Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

^b Antimicrobial Resistance Standing Committee (AMRSC)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN;

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

EID: 84893147032     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12144     Document Type: Article

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