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. 2019 Apr 10;1(1):dlz002.
doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlz002. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Antibiotic resistance in conflict settings: lessons learned in the Middle East

Rupa Kanapathipillai  1 , Nada Malou  1 , Joost Hopman  2   3 , Conor Bowman  4 , Nagwan Yousef  5 , Justine Michel  4 , Nagham Hussein  4 , Patrick Herard  1 , Janet Ousley  1 , Clair Mills  1 , Caroline Seguin  1 , Malika Saim  1
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Antibiotic resistance in conflict settings: lessons learned in the Middle East

Rupa Kanapathipillai et al. JAC Antimicrob Resist. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
In MSF’s hospital in Amman, Jordan, a Syrian patient is prepared for surgery on his leg after being shot. Conflict-affected patients at this facility come from many places (Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Gaza), usually having had multiple other surgeries before reaching MSF, and are often infected with MDR bacteria. © Chris Huby/MSF.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
War-wounded surgical patients at MSF’s facility in Aden, Yemen who are found to be infected with drug-resistant bacteria are transferred to an isolation ward to prevent further hospital-based transmission. © Ehab Zawati/MSF.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Compound fracture lower limb following gunshot injury; Gaza strip. © Rupa Kanapathipillai/MSF.
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