We are facing a global pandemic of antibiotic resistance, warn experts

Vital components of modern medicine such as major surgery, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy will be threatened if antibiotic resistance is not tackled urgently, warn experts on bmj.com today.

 

Cars O, Diaz Hogberg L, Murray M, Nordberg O, Sivaraman S, Stålsby Lundborg C, So AD, Tomson G. Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance. BMJ 2008;337:a1438

Link to BMJ: Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance
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