Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Population Perspective

The need to stem the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance has prompted multiple, sometimes conflicting, calls for changes in the use of antimicrobial agents. One source of disagreement concerns the major mechanisms by which antibiotics select resistant strains. For infections like tuberculosi...

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Main Authors: Marc Lipsitch, Matthew H. Samore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/4/01-0312_article