Antibiotic resistance: an increasing problem?. It always has been, but there are things we can do

Editorial

C A Hart. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Apr 25;316(7140):1255-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7140.1255.

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Comment in

Resistance to antibiotics. Prescribing of antibiotics needs to be rational.
Pearson P, McWhinney P, Stanley P. Pearson P, et al. BMJ. 1998 Nov 28;317(7171):1521. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7171.1521b. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9831591 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Resistance to antibiotics. Restricted prescribing resulted in reduction of resistant strains.
Lindbaek M, Hjortdahl P. Lindbaek M, et al. BMJ. 1998 Nov 28;317(7171):1521-2. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9882122 No abstract available.

Report calls for action on antibiotic resistance.
Abbasi K. Abbasi K. BMJ. 1998 Apr 25;316(7140):1261. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7140.1261. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9599047 No abstract available.

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