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'Antibiotic footprint' as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption

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‘Superbugs’, bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, have been in numerous media headlines, raising awareness of antibiotic resistance and leading to multiple action plans from policymakers worldwide. However, many commonly used terms, such as ‘the war against superbugs’, risk misleading people to request ‘new’ or ‘stronger’ antibiotics from their doctors, veterinary surgeons or pharmacists, rather than addressing a fundamental issue: the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in human...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/jac/dkz185

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-7240-5320
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Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0396-066X
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Journal website
Volume:
74
Issue:
8
Pages:
2122-2127
Publication date:
2019-10-05
DOI:
EISSN:
1460-2091
ISSN:
0305-7453
Pmid:
31074489
Language:
English
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pubs:999367
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uuid:3cd92282-69c7-437d-85c5-a93401334c7a
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pubs:999367
Source identifiers:
999367
Deposit date:
2020-01-14

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