Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, full page: (LINK). Extract.]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication, 17 November 2013
doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70195-6
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
Antibiotic resistance: global response needed
Original Text
Simon J Howard a, Mike Catchpole b, John Watson a, Sally C Davies a
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In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming famously warned of the danger of over-reliance on antibiotics and the threat of bacteria developing resistance.1 68 years later, his prediction has been realised; in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antibiotic resistance and use,2 Laxminarayan and colleagues warn that ?we are at the dawn of a postantibiotic era?, with ?almost all disease-causing bacteria resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them?.
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a Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, London, UK; b Public Health England, London, UK
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication, 17 November 2013
doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70195-6
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
Antibiotic resistance: global response needed
Original Text
Simon J Howard a, Mike Catchpole b, John Watson a, Sally C Davies a
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In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming famously warned of the danger of over-reliance on antibiotics and the threat of bacteria developing resistance.1 68 years later, his prediction has been realised; in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antibiotic resistance and use,2 Laxminarayan and colleagues warn that ?we are at the dawn of a postantibiotic era?, with ?almost all disease-causing bacteria resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them?.
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a Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, London, UK; b Public Health England, London, UK
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