title: Legal issues associated with antimicrobial drug resistance.
abstract: An effective public health strategy against the development of antimicrobial drug resistance needs to be informed by legal as well as scientific analysis. This article describes some legal issues arising from current efforts against antimicrobial resistance and underscores the interdependence between law and public health in these efforts.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, USA. davidfidler@law.indiana.edu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Fidler
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001694:Biological Warfare; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality; D018563:Disease Notification; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents