Antimicrobial resistance : issues and options : workshop report / Forum on Emerging Infections, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Polly F. Harrison and Joshua Lederberg, editors. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998. - xii, 115 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.



CONTENT

Introduction
The cost of antimicrobial resistance
Tracking the problem: Approaches to surveillance
How can the sciences help
A role for new therapeutic approaches in combating antimicrobial resistance
Sources of resistance and antibiotic use
Resistance and food production: issues and needs
Legal and regulatory concerns
Summary of areas for consideration
Final comments

Includes bibliographical references.

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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Antibiotics.
Emerging infectious diseases--Chemotherapy.

571.98 / ANT