Antimicrobial stewardship: The role of scientists?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1925-1927

  Bowater, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biological tools; Education

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; COMMUNITY; FUNDING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PLASMID; SCIENTIST; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84936931253     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv071     Document Type: Article

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