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. 2016 Mar 2;13(3):e1001974.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001974. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Antibiotic Resistance in India: Drivers and Opportunities for Action

Ramanan Laxminarayan  1   2   3 , Ranjit Roy Chaudhury  4
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Antibiotic Resistance in India: Drivers and Opportunities for Action

Ramanan Laxminarayan et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Ramanan Laxminarayan and Ranjit Roy Chaudhury examine the factors encouraging the emergence of antibiotic resistance in India, the implications nationally and internationally, and what might be done to help.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Trends in antibiotic consumption in India, 2000–2010.
The data used to create this figure can be accessed at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) ResistanceMap website at http://resistancemap.cddep.org/resmap/c/in/India.
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