Antimicrobial resistance: Strengthening surveillance for public health action

Silvia Bertagnolio; Amitabh Bipin Suthar; Olga Tosas; Kitty Van Weezenbeek

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004265

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Antimicrobial resistance: Strengthening surveillance for public health action

Silvia Bertagnolio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Amitabh Bipin Suthar ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar

* E-mail: amitabh.suthar@gmail.com

Affiliation Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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

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Olga Tosas,

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kitty Van Weezenbeek

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Antimicrobial resistance: Strengthening surveillance for public health action

Silvia Bertagnolio,
Amitabh Bipin Suthar,
Olga Tosas,
Kitty Van Weezenbeek

Published: July 12, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004265

About the Authors

Silvia Bertagnolio

Contributed equally to this work with: Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Amitabh Bipin Suthar

Contributed equally to this work with: Silvia Bertagnolio, Amitabh Bipin Suthar

* E-mail: amitabh.suthar@gmail.com

Affiliation Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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

Olga Tosas

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Kitty Van Weezenbeek

Affiliation Surveillance, Prevention & Control, Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ABS is an Academic Editor on PLOS Medicine’s editorial board.

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