Is Africa ready for mobile colistin resistance threat?
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health problem and a threat to effective treatment and prevention of an array of infections caused by bacteria. Africa is already faced with many socio-economic and health crises. Many countries in Africa can seldom boast of a standardized health care fac...
Main Authors: | Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Ishmael Festus Jaja, James Wabwire Oguttu, Chinwe Juliana Jaja, Kennedy Foinkfu Chah, Vincent Shodeinde Shoyinka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-01-01
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Series: | Infection Ecology & Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2021.1962781 |
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