| Description |
xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index. |
| Contents |
From tragedy the antibiotic age is born -- The disease and cure : the microscopic world of bacteria and anitbiotics -- Reliance on medicines and self-medication : the seeds of antibiotic misuse -- Antibiotic resistance : microbial adaptation and evolution -- The antibiotic myth -- Antibiotics, animals, and the resistance gene pool -- Further ecological considerations : antibiotic use in agriculture, acquaculture, pets, and minor animal species -- Future prospects : new advances against potential disaster -- The individual and antibiotic resistance -- Antibiogic resistance : a societal issue at local, national, and international levels. |
| Subject |
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Antibiotics.
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| Indexed Term |
Antibiotics |
| Subject |
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- pharmacology.
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Bacteria -- drug effects.
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| ISBN |
0306443317: $24.95 |
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