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Published in: Critical Care 4/2012

01-08-2012 | Editorial

The Barcelona Declaration from the World Alliance against Antibiotic Resistance: engagement of intensivists

Authors: Jean M Carlet, Antonio Artigas, Michael S Niederman, Antoni Torres

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2012

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Resistance to antibiotics is increasing dangerously worldwide [1]. Our very last line of therapy, carbapenems, is nowadays often needed to treat community-acquired infections. As a result, resistance to this class will increase very quickly, leaving us with almost no useful drugs against multi-resistant bacteria. …
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Carlet J, Mainardi JL: Antibacterial agents: back to the future? Can we live with only colistin, co-trimoxazole and fosfomycin?. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012, 18: 1-3.PubMedCrossRef
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Title
The Barcelona Declaration from the World Alliance against Antibiotic Resistance: engagement of intensivists
Authors
Jean M Carlet
Antonio Artigas
Michael S Niederman
Antoni Torres
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 4/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11427

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