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    <title>evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance : options for action</title>
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    <publisher>World Health Organization</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2012</dateIssued>
    <edition>Nil</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>ix, 119 p.  col. ill., col. maps, col. charts, port. </extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Chapter 1. The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance: Introduction -- Chapter 2. Surveillance to track antimicrobial use and resistance in bacteria -- Chapter 3. Measures to ensure better use of antibiotics -- Chapter 4. Reducing antimicrobial use in animal husbandry -- Chapter 5. Infection prevention and control in health-care facilities -- Chapter 6. Fostering innovation to combat antimicrobial resistance -- Chapter 7. The way forward: political commitment to enable options for action -- Appendix 1. List of 2001 WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance recommendations -- Appendix 2. List of 2011 WHO World Health Day six-point policy briefs.</tableOfContents>
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    <topic>Drug resistance in microorganisms</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Antibiotics</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Bacteria</topic>
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