WHO Steps Up Efforts To Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
Database ranks antibiotics by activity and resistance potential
Executive Summary
The newly launched 2019 edition of the World Health Organization’s antibiotic database will help countries to monitor and manage antibiotic use as part of the global drive to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance.
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