The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A Call to Action for the Medical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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- 15 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (2) , 155-164
- https://doi.org/10.1086/524891
Abstract
The ongoing explosion of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to plague global and US health care. Meanwhile, an equally alarming decline has ocKeywords
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