Do we need to put society first? The potential for tragedy in antimicrobial resistance.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16398572.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1325265.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Antimicrobial use presents a dilemma, say Foster and Grundmann. Appropriate use can benefit individual patients but carries a cost to society by selecting for resistant strains that are difficult to treat.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Public Health