Towards a global antibiotic resistance surveillance system: A primer for a roadmap

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 87-95

  Grundmann, Hajo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacterial infections; Capacity building; Epidemiology; Global health; Public health; Surveillance; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84900855727     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2014.904458     Document Type: Review

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