title: MDRO Beijing Consensus Meeting Report: Global burden of multidrug-resistant organisms' current antimicrobial resistance problems in Asia-Pacific.
abstract: The International Society of Chemotherapy's Working Groups on Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship convened a half-day workshop on the burden of multidrug-resistant organisms in the Asia-Pacific. This short review is a summary of their discussion and conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK. Electronic address: i.m.gould@abdn.ac.uk.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, The Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Gui-Qiang
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Science & Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jiunn-Jong
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: V K E
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turnidge
keywords: Asia-Pacific; Bacteria; Control; Multidrug resistance