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Accelerating resistance due to better access to drugs

Posted By admin On 21/06/2010 @ 02:45 pm In International News | No Comments

A new report published on 15th June by the Center for Global Development, shows that improving access to drugs treating malaria, HIV and TB is having an unintended effect of speeding up microbial resistance to drugs. They suggest better tracking of resistance is required, with strengthened regulation and accelerated development of new drugs.

BMJ 2010; 340: c3234

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