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. 2017 Mar 22;31(30):15.
doi: 10.7748/ns.31.30.15.s16.

Handwashing

Erin Dean

Handwashing

Erin Dean. Nurs Stand. .

Abstract

Essential facts Antimicrobial resistance develops when medicines are used inappropriately. Global estimates suggest that every year more than 700,000 people die from drug-resistant strains of common bacterial and viral infections, such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. If antimicrobial resistance continues to increase, this number could rise to 10 million a year by 2050.

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