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Proportion-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance remains an essential public health tool for disease control

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Tapsall, J., Simonsen, G., Talbot, E. et al. Proportion-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance remains an essential public health tool for disease control. Nat Rev Microbiol 2, 996 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1047-c1

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