| Description |
ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Sally Davies -- Introduction -- Part I. The rise of resistance. When a scratch could kill -- The rise of resistance -- Failures in tackling drug-resistant infections -- Part II. Solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance. Incentives for new drug development -- Prevention is better than cure -- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans -- Agriculture and the environment -- Next steps. |
| Summary |
Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Superbugs describes this growing global threat, the systematic failures that have led to it, and solutions that governments, industries, and public health specialists can adopt.-- Provided by publisher. |
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Bacterial diseases -- Prevention.
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Medical policy.
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Bacterial diseases -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst00825205
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Drug resistance in microorganisms. (OCoLC)fst00898704
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Medical policy. (OCoLC)fst01014505
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Drug Resistance, Microbial.
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| Added Author |
McDonnell, Anthony (Co-author of Superbugs), author.
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O'Neill, Jim (Economist), author.
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| ISBN |
9780674975989 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0674975987 hardcover alkaline paper |
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