Antimicrobial resistance a threat to public health
John MerlinoA Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
B Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Concord Hospital, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
C Tel: +61 2 9767 6658
Fax: +61 2 9767 7868
Email: JMerlino@med.usyd.edu.au; John.Merlino@health.nsw.gov.au
Microbiology Australia 38(4) 165-167 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA17059
Published: 3 November 2017
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is a complex issue and is a threat to public health globally. While emerging and re-emerging diseases have captured news headlines with outbreaks such SARS, bird flu, Ebola and Zika virus around the world, leading health experts tells us that there is a more serious threat to public health – antimicrobial resistance (AMR)1.
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