title: The First Global Forum on Bacterial Infections calls for urgent action to contain antibiotic resistance.
abstract: The 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections: Balancing Treatment Access and Antibiotic Resistance was organized by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy and the Public Health Foundation of India for researchers, policymakers, clinicians and public health program managers dealing with the problems of bacterial infection and antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries. This meeting was the first gathering of its kind to be held in a developing country.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. evlieghe@itg.be
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vlieghe
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health