%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Choffnes, Eileen R. %E Relman, David A. %E Mack, Alison %T Antibiotic Resistance: Implications for Global Health and Novel Intervention Strategies: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-15611-0 %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12925/antibiotic-resistance-implications-for-global-health-and-novel-intervention-strategies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12925/antibiotic-resistance-implications-for-global-health-and-novel-intervention-strategies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Food and Nutrition %P 496 %R doi:10.17226/12925 %X Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant 'superbugs.' The IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats held a public workshop April 6-7 to discuss the nature and sources of drug-resistant pathogens, the implications for global health, and the strategies to lessen the current and future impact of these superbugs.