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Are the public getting the message about antimicrobial resistance?

Raising public awareness of the need to use antibiotics appropriately is a major focus of the UK Government’s strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance. To investigate the public’s views on antibiotic use and resistance we conducted a survey of 120 people as part of patient engagement activities h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shallcross, Laura J, Berin, Michelle, Roe, Jennifer, Noursadeghi, Mahdad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4642666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26566441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-015-0108-6
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Sumario:Raising public awareness of the need to use antibiotics appropriately is a major focus of the UK Government’s strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance. To investigate the public’s views on antibiotic use and resistance we conducted a survey of 120 people as part of patient engagement activities held at University College London Hospital in June 2015. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13690-015-0108-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.