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Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries pp 315–329Cite as

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Asia

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Antimicrobial resistance has become a major health problem worldwide, but marked variations in resistance profiles of bacterial pathogens are found among countries and in different patient settings, especially in Asia. These differences represent the effects of appropriate and inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans and animals. In this chapter, bacterial as well as fungal drug resistance is discussed.

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Huang, YT., Hsueh, PR. (2010). Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Asia. In: Sosa, A., Byarugaba, D., Amábile-Cuevas, C., Hsueh, PR., Kariuki, S., Okeke, I. (eds) Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89370-9_18

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