title: Globalization of antimicrobial resistance: epidemiological challenges.
abstract: Globalization of antimicrobial resistance is a reality, but before the relative impact of global versus local spread of resistant microorganisms can be quantified, surveillance capacity and information transfer must be greatly enhanced.
authors.affiliation: Anti-infective Drug Resistance Surveillance and Containment, Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. williamsr@who.int
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents