Antimicrobial Resistance in the Americas: Magnitude and Containment of the Problem

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Pan American Health Org, 2001 - Medical - 269 pages
This book makes a valuable contribution to the surveillance of resistance to antibiotics. The text offers noteworthy articles grouped under two major categories: monitoring bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs and factors determining the use of antimicrobials. The goal of this work is to increase awareness of the problem to promote surveillance activities and to find the best ways to apply preventive measures so that antibiotics are used judiciously with both humans and animals.
 

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Section 1
3
Section 2
8
Section 3
12
Section 4
24
Section 5
39
Section 6
54
Section 7
74
Section 8
96
Section 16
168
Section 17
178
Section 18
187
Section 19
191
Section 20
197
Section 21
211
Section 22
220
Section 23
228

Section 9
116
Section 10
124
Section 11
135
Section 12
141
Section 13
149
Section 14
158
Section 15
163
Section 24
234
Section 25
241
Section 26
246
Section 27
258
Section 28
261
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