Nonmedical Uses of Antibiotics: Time to Restrict Their Use?

PLoS Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Meek, Richard William ^a   Vyas, Hrushi ^a   Piddock, Laura Jane Violet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG RESIDUE; POLLUTANT; TRICLOSAN; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; GROWTH REGULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESIDUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; TRICLOSAN; VETERINARY DRUGS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84946017452     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002266     Document Type: Article

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