Coping with antibiotic resistance: the impending crisis.
Global changes in antibiotic production and use patterns, in synergy with climate change, suggest that antibiotic resistance will only increase. When combined with the crisis in new drug development, antibiotic stewardship becomes ever more important in order to preserve the activity of these unique drugs.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, UK. i.m.gould@abdn.ac.uk
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