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Comment
. 2014 Jul;14(7):550-1.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70709-1.

Antibiotic resistance needs global solutions

Alexander M Aiken  1 , Benedetta Allegranzi  2 , J Anthony Scott  3 , Shaheen Mehtar  4 , Didier Pittet  5 , Hajo Grundmann  6
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Comment

Antibiotic resistance needs global solutions

Alexander M Aiken et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jul.
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  • Antibiotic resistance-the need for global solutions.
    Laxminarayan R, Duse A, Wattal C, Zaidi AK, Wertheim HF, Sumpradit N, Vlieghe E, Hara GL, Gould IM, Goossens H, Greko C, So AD, Bigdeli M, Tomson G, Woodhouse W, Ombaka E, Peralta AQ, Qamar FN, Mir F, Kariuki S, Bhutta ZA, Coates A, Bergstrom R, Wright GD, Brown ED, Cars O. Laxminarayan R, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;13(12):1057-98. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70318-9. Epub 2013 Nov 17. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 24252483

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