The global threat of antimicrobial resistance - The need for standardized surveillance tools to define burden and develop interventions
Journal Title: Jornal de Pediatria - Year 2015, Vol 91, Issue 5
Abstract
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is one the biggest issues the medical community is currently facing, as evidenced by the increasing prevalence of pan-resistant strains. In addition to treatment options, AMR also has major financial and economical implications. It has been estimated that up to 50% of antimicrobial use is inappropriate; each year approximately 2 million people in the US are infected with a resistant organism.1 Up to 23,000 yearly deaths are reportedly caused directly by such infections.1 The situation is further complicated in low-income countries by lack of effective surveillance systems, laboratory diagnostics, and access to appropriate antimicrobials in the face of financial limitations.
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Mike Sharland
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- DOI 10.1016/j.jped.2015.06.001
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