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Antimicrobial resistance in Saudi Arabia
An urgent call for an immediate action
Hosam M. Zowawi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2016, 37 (9) 935-940; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.9.16139
Hosam M. Zowawi
From the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Infection Prevention and Central and Gulf Cooperation Council for Infection Control, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the University of Queensland, UQ Center for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Published online September 1, 2016.
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- Hosam M. Zowawi, MClinSc (ClinMicro) (Hons), PhD⇑
- From the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Infection Prevention and Central and Gulf Cooperation Council for Infection Control, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the University of Queensland, UQ Center for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
- Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Hosam M. Zowawi, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: h.zowawi{at}uq.edu.au
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