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AIMS of the CIRAR
| While much progress has been made
to control preventable infectious diseases, infections remain a major
cause of morbidity and mortality. Many of the traditional
treatments for common infections are no longer effective because of
the fast-growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, first associated
with hospitals, but increasingly widespread in the community.
Antibiotic resistance is now a global problem of major concern.
The ultimate goal of this Center for Interdisciplinary Research on
Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR) is to develop strategies to implement
and evaluate a long term collaborative program of interdisciplinary
research on reducing antimicrobial resistance. The specific aims of the CIRAR are to:
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