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Entering a post-antibiotic era?

Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 11, page 146 (2013)Cite this article

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Although microbiologists have been ringing the alarm bell for years, the threat of antibiotic resistance recently reached new prominence in the popular press following a declaration by Britain's chief medical officer, Sally Davies, that the issue should be added to the list of national emergencies.

In her speech to members of parliament on the UK Commons Science and Technology Committee, Davies described the issue as an “apocalyptic scenario” and stated that “There are few public health issues of potentially greater importance for society than antibiotic resistance” ( The Guardian , 23 Jan 2012).

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Kåhrström, C. Entering a post-antibiotic era?. Nat Rev Microbiol 11, 146 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2983

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