[afro-nets] New Book: Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries

A. de J. Sosa, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA; D.K. Byarugaba, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; C.F. Amábile-Cuevas, Fundación Lusara para la Investigación Científica, Mexico; P.-R.Hsueh, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; S. Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; I.N. Okeke, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, USA (Eds.)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries

Today, there is considerable literature regarding the subject of antimicrobial resistance. However, most of this information is based on information from developed countries. Very little organized information is available about the subject that critically examines the problem in developing countries. Scattered literature is available in various forms in journals that are often not easily accessible to the affected developing countries. The objective of the book is to put together data and information about the problem of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries addressing the general global perspectives, the risk factors, the current rates, trends, and possibilities for containment as they relate to specific conditions in those developing countries.... more on http://springer.com/978-0-387-89369-3

Anibal

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Anibal Sosa, MD
Director, International Program & Clinical Advisor
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)
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