Antibiotic resistance has a language problem

A failure to use words clearly undermines the global response to antimicrobials' waning usefulness. Standardize terminology, urge Marc Mendelson and colleagues.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 545; no. 7652; pp. 23 - 25
Main Authors Mendelson, Marc, Balasegaram, Manica, Jinks, Tim, Pulcini, Céline, Sharland, Mike
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.05.2017
Nature Publishing Group
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631/378/2649/1594
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Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Bacteria
Bacterial infections
Climate change
comment
Communication
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial - drug effects
Drug Resistance, Microbial - drug effects
Drug therapy
Health aspects
Health Policy - trends
Human health and pathology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Infectious diseases
International Cooperation
Jargon
Life Sciences
Medical research
Microbial drug resistance
multidisciplinary
Science
Social aspects
Staphylococcus infections
Terminology
Terminology as Topic
Tuberculosis
Viruses
World Health Organization
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:A failure to use words clearly undermines the global response to antimicrobials' waning usefulness. Standardize terminology, urge Marc Mendelson and colleagues.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/545023a