Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Schar; Angkana Sommanustweechai; Ramanan Laxminarayan; Viroj Tangcharoensathien

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002521

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Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Schar ,

* E-mail: dschar@usaid.gov

Affiliation U.S. Agency for International Development, Bangkok, Thailand

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8751-325X

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Angkana Sommanustweechai,

Affiliations International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Ramanan Laxminarayan,

Affiliations Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, Washington DC, United States of America, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Affiliation International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption in animal production sectors of low- and middle-income countries: Optimizing use and addressing antimicrobial resistance

Daniel Schar,
Angkana Sommanustweechai,
Ramanan Laxminarayan,
Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Published: March 1, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002521

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