Challenges to tackling antimicrobial resistance : economic and policy responses /

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a biological mechanism whereby a micro-organism evolves over time to develop the ability to become resistant to antimicrobial therapies such as antibiotics. The drivers of and potential solutions to AMR are complex, often spanning multiple sectors. The international...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Other Authors:	Anderson, Michael (Research officer) (Editor), Cecchini, Michele (Editor), Mossialos, Elias (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:	European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.
Subjects:	Drug resistance in microorganisms > Economic aspects. Drug resistance in microorganisms > Government policy. Drug development > Economic aspects. Drug development > Government policy. Médicaments > Développement > Aspect économique. Médicaments > Développement > Politique gouvernementale. Drug development Drug resistance Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction / Michael Anderson, Anuja Chatterjee, Charles Clift, Elias Mossialos
2. The health and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance / Driss Ait Ouakrim, Alessandro Cassini, Michele Cecchini, Diamantis Plachouras
3. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the community / Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Lucy Abel, Oliver van Hecke, Kay Wang, Chris Butler
4. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sector / Rasmus Leistner, Inge Gyssens
5. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the food and livestock sector / Jeroen Dewulf, Sussana Sternberg-Lewerin, Michael Ryan
6. Fostering R & D of novel antibiotics and other technologies to prevent and treat infection / Matthew Renwick, Elias Mossialos
7. Ensuring innovation for diagnostics for bacterial infection to combat antimicrobial resistance / Rosanna W. Peeling, Debrah Boeras, John Nkengasong
8. The role of vaccines in combating antimicrobial resistance / Mark Jit, Ben Cooper
8. The role of civil society in tackling antimicrobial resistance / Anthony So, Reshma Ramachandran.