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doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000080.
Epub 2009 Jun 2.
"Antibiotics are not automatic anymore"--the French national campaign to cut antibiotic overuse
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"Antibiotics are not automatic anymore"--the French national campaign to cut antibiotic overuse
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Benedikt Huttner and Stephan Harbarth discuss the implications of a new study that examined the impact of a national campaign in France to reduce antibiotic overuse.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Significant reduction of antibiotic use in the community after a nationwide campaign in France, 2002-2007.PLoS Med. 2009 Jun 2;6(6):e1000084. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000084. Epub 2009 Jun 2. PLoS Med. 2009. PMID: 19492093 Free PMC article.
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