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Tackling antimicrobial resistance: the need for global commitment
Author(s) -
Manuela Herrera
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.f6422
Subject(s) - action (physics) , key (lock) , resistance (ecology) , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , political science , engineering ethics , public relations , biology , engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , antibiotics , physics , quantum mechanics
A meeting intended to encourage an interdisciplinary discussion on how best to deal with the ongoing problem of antimicrobial resistance was held at Chatham House in London last month. As Manuela Herrera reports, a key issue identified was the lack of unifying global guidance on what action needs to be taken