A Current Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance in Southeast Asia

Overview

Journal J Antimicrob Chemother

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2017 Sep 30

PMID 28961709

Citations 86

Authors

Raphael M Zellweger

Juan Carrique-Mas

Direk Limmathurotsakul

Nicholas P J Day

Guy E Thwaites

Stephen Baker

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Abstract

Southeast Asia, a vibrant region that has recently undergone unprecedented economic development, is regarded as a global hotspot for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Understanding AMR in Southeast Asia is crucial for assessing how to control AMR on an international scale. Here we (i) describe the current AMR situation in Southeast Asia, (ii) explore the mechanisms that make Southeast Asia a focal region for the emergence of AMR, and (iii) propose ways in which Southeast Asia could contribute to a global solution.

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