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Acknowledgements
I feel greatly honoured by the initiative from the editors of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences for devoting this entire issue to antibiotic resistance. I also would like to thank all authors for their excellent articles. They will provide significant contributions to the global debate and offer constructive solutions to the serious crisis caused by antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance have been an important part of my life during the last 30 years. My thanks go to my first teachers in infectious diseases in the 1960s who had worked in an era before penicillin and who wisely taught us to use antibiotics with respect. I am also very grateful to my colleagues at the Department of Infectious Diseases, my PhD students, my co-workers in the lab and abroad, and all friends in the Strama Network and in ReAct. You have all given me energy to continue this journey. But above all my thanks go to my wife for her continued support and understanding all these years. A major driver for me has been to help secure a future free from fear of untreatable infections for my children, grandchildren, and all other children in the world. Although there are very worrying trends, I am much more optimistic today that just a few years ago.
Declaration of interest: The author report no conflicts of interest. The author alone is responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
Notes
8 http://www.reactgroup.org/uploads/publications/react-publications/antibacterial-drug-resistance.pdf
12Action plan against the rising threats from Antimicrobial Resistance, 2011. European Union. http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/docs/communication_amr_2011_748_en.pdf