TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-microbial drug resistance
T2 - A human disaster in the making
AU - Nicogossian, Arnauld
AU - Zimmerman, Thomas
AU - Kloiber, Otmar
AU - Septimus, Edward J.
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - Anti-microbial drug resistance (AMR or AMDR) is a complex multi-dimensional and systemic failure in health education, social behavior, health care legislation and/or policies and practices. AMDR is a life threatening infection extending beyond national boundaries. Collaboration among the health care, pharmaceutical, agricultural and consumer communities is a prerequisite to ward off this unraveling human made pandemic. Education of stakeholders, proper hygiene practices, infection prevention and responsible antibiotic "stewardship" are essential strategic elements of remedial and preventive programs.
AB - Anti-microbial drug resistance (AMR or AMDR) is a complex multi-dimensional and systemic failure in health education, social behavior, health care legislation and/or policies and practices. AMDR is a life threatening infection extending beyond national boundaries. Collaboration among the health care, pharmaceutical, agricultural and consumer communities is a prerequisite to ward off this unraveling human made pandemic. Education of stakeholders, proper hygiene practices, infection prevention and responsible antibiotic "stewardship" are essential strategic elements of remedial and preventive programs.
KW - Anti-microbial drug resistance
KW - Antibiotic stewardship
KW - Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
KW - Microorganisms
KW - Multidrug resistance
KW - Pathogens
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U2 - 10.2202/1948-4682.1172
DO - 10.2202/1948-4682.1172
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857818737
SN - 2153-2028
VL - 3
JO - World Medical and Health Policy
JF - World Medical and Health Policy
IS - 2
M1 - 1
ER -