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Review

The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment

Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Emerging Infections
Stacey L Knobler, Stanley M Lemon, Marjan Najafi, Tom Burroughs
, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.
The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health.
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Review

The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment

Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Emerging Infections.
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Excerpt

Through invited presentations and participant discussion, the February 6–7, 2002, Forum (Institute of Medicine Forum on Emerging Infections) workshop explored the causes and consequences of the resistance phenomenon. The Forum discussion also examined the scientific evidence supporting current and potential strategies for containment of resistance in microbes, vectors, and animal and human hosts. Additionally, the methods and measures of a response for industry, federal regulation, domestic and international public health, federal and academic research, and the private health care sector were debated.

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Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration; U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Department of Agriculture; American Society for Microbiology; Burroughs Wellcome Fund; Eli Lilly & Company; Pfizer; GlaxoSmithKline; and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories.

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