Towards national systems for continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from tuberculosis

Amitabh B. Suthar; Patrick K. Moonan; Heather L. Alexander

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002658

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Towards national systems for continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from tuberculosis

Amitabh B. Suthar ,

* E-mail: icf4@cdc.gov

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-6593

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Patrick K. Moonan,

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3550-2065

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Heather L. Alexander

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Towards national systems for continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from tuberculosis

Amitabh B. Suthar,
Patrick K. Moonan,
Heather L. Alexander

Published: September 14, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002658

About the Authors

Amitabh B. Suthar

* E-mail: icf4@cdc.gov

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-6593

Patrick K. Moonan

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3550-2065

Heather L. Alexander

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ABS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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