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. 2011 Apr;8(4):e1001022.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001022. Epub 2011 Apr 19.

A call for action: the application of The International Health Regulations to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance

Didier Wernli  1 , Thomas Haustein, John Conly, Yehuda Carmeli, Ilona Kickbusch, Stephan Harbarth
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A call for action: the application of The International Health Regulations to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance

Didier Wernli et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Stephen Harbarth and colleagues argue that the International Health Regulations (IHR) should be applied to the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance.

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Conflict of interest statement

JC has an unpaid relationship with the World Health Organization in the Department of Global Alert and Response (Infection Prevention and Control Unit). All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 decision instrument for the assessment and notification of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern (simplified from Annex 2 of the IHR).
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