Global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and mass-gathering religious events

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
² Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, and Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Muslim Council of Great Britain, London, UK.
⁵ Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark; Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
⁶ College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, and Infectious Diseases Division, Departments of Medicine and Research, Prince Mohamed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 11514, Saudi Arabia; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: memishz@pmah.med.sa.

Alimuddin Zumla et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 May.

. 2018 May;18(5):488-490.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30242-1.

¹ Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
² Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, and Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and Stanley Ho Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Muslim Council of Great Britain, London, UK.
⁵ Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark; Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
⁶ College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, and Infectious Diseases Division, Departments of Medicine and Research, Prince Mohamed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 11514, Saudi Arabia; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: memishz@pmah.med.sa.

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