The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A Call to Action for the Medical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Spellberg, Brad; Guidos, R.; N. Gilbert, David; S. Bradley, John; W. Boucher, Helen; Michael Scheld, W.; G. Bartlett, John; E. Edwards, John; Infectious Diseases Society of America, the

doi:10.1086/524891

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The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A Call to Action for the Medical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Dec 7, 2007

Authors:

Brad Spellberg

R. Guidos

David N. Gilbert

Abstract

The ongoing explosion of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to plague global and US health care. Meanwhile, an equally alarming decline has occurred in the research and development of new antibiotics to deal with the threat. In response to this microbial "perfect storm," in 2001, the federal ...

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Legislation

Medicine

Antibiotic resistance

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