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Review
. 1996 Dec;2(12):499-502.
doi: 10.1016/s1357-4310(97)81453-0.

Drug-resistant bacteria: responding to the infectious disease crisis

D B Jack
Review

Drug-resistant bacteria: responding to the infectious disease crisis

D B Jack. Mol Med Today. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

The 1990s have been a period of growing anxiety about the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Public health, society and the research community must respond quickly to safeguard existing drugs and develop new ones to prevent resistance overwhelming healthcare systems worldwide.

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