Antibiotic Resistance

Implications for Global Health and Novel Intervention Strategies: Workshop Summary

Author: Mack, Alison; Relman, David A.; Choffnes, Eileen R.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309156110
eISBN Pdf: 9780309156127
eISBN Epub: 9780309185349
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 2010
Month: December
Pages: 497
DDC: 616
Language: English

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Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant 'superbugs.' The IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats held a public workshop April 6-7 to discuss the nature and sources of drug-resistant pathogens, the implications for global health, and the strategies to lessen the current and future impact of these superbugs.

FrontMatter
Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Contents
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Workshop Overview
Appendix A: Contributed Manuscripts
Appendix B: Agenda
Appendix C: Acronyms
Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix E: Forum Member Biographies
Appendix F: Speaker Biographies