title: Antibiotic resistance in the tropics. 2. Some thoughts on the epidemiology and clinical significance of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents.
abstract: This paper discusses the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, respiratory infections and gonorrhoeae in tropical countries, assesses its significance and clinical relevance, and considers how the spread of such resistance might be halted by educative policies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slack
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases; C034413:beta-lactamase TEM-1