Diagnosing antimicrobial resistance

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 697 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.103 Authors: Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Jennifer Leeds, Patrice Nordmann, Justin O'Grady & Jean Patel Antimicrobial resistance constitutes a global burden and is one of the major threats to public health. Although the emergence of resistant microorganisms is a natural phenomenon, the overuse or inappropriate use of antimicrobials has had a great effect on resistance evolution. Rapid diagnostic tests that
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