title: It is time to revise our approach to registering antimicrobial agents for health care settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Daniel Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Uslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Sustainable Technology & Policy Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Sustainable Technology & Policy Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinsheimer
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Sustainable Technology & Policy Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: hgodwin@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Godwin
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000592:standards*; D003300:Copper / Q000592:standards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017277:Drug Approval; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003300:Copper