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The post-antibiotic era: what will you do?

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The post-antibiotic era: what will you do?

Richard White

7 November 2014

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2014a) on antibiotic resistance has revealed that this serious threat is no longer a prediction, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance is now a major threat to public health (Huttner et al, 2013).

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