Applying the emergency risk management process to tackle the crisis of antibiotic resistance

Applying the emergency risk management process to tackle the crisis of antibiotic resistance

We advocate that antibiotic resistance be reframed as a disaster risk management problem. Antibiotic resistant infections represent a risk to life every bit as significant as other commonly occurring natural disasters (e.g. earthquakes). Despite significant efforts by global health authorities, anti...

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Main Authors: Dale eDominey-Howes, Beata eBajorek, Carolyn Anne Michael, Brittany eBetteridge, Jonathan eIredell, Maurizio eLabbate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance
Risk Perception
epidemic
pandemic
emergency management
disaster risk framework
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00927/full

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