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New antibacterial agents between 1983 and 2012

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Total number of new antibacterial agents is in decline

Spellberg B, Guidos R, Gilbert D, Bradley J, et al. The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A call to action for the medical community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2008; 46(2): 155-64. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/2/155.full

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Title
The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A call to action for the medical community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication
Clin Infect Dis
Publication Date
2008
Authors
Spellberg B, Guidos R, Gilbert D, Bradley J, et al
Volume & Issue
Volume 46, Issue 2
Pages
155-64
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