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. 2018 Mar 1;15(3):e1002521.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002521. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Schar  1 , Angkana Sommanustweechai  2   3 , Ramanan Laxminarayan  4   5 , Viroj Tangcharoensathien  2
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Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Schar et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a policy forum, Daniel Schar and colleagues discuss the need for surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animals in low- and middle-income countries and propose the establishment of antimicrobial consumption monitoring systems.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: The U.S. Agency for International Development, through a grant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, partially funds elements of the Thailand Surveillance for Antimicrobial Consumption (Thai SAC) activity illustrated in the manuscript. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist.

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