Collaboration between tuberculosis control programs and the action plan for tackling antimicrobial resistance: An opportunity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Collaboration between tuberculosis control programs and the action plan for tackling antimicrobial resistance: An opportunity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Objective/background: Over-the-counter availability of antibiotics together with poor access to diagnostics is recognised to promote antimicrobial resistance (AMR) including generation of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). In accordance with the End TB Strategy target of ending TB epidemic by 2030...

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Main Authors: Rumina Hasan, Sadia Shakoor, Samiha Baghdadi, Alireza Mafi, Mohammad Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Eastern Mediterranean Region
End TB strategy
Tuberculosis epidemic
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=13;epage=13;aulast=Hasan

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