| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Baker & Taylor Books (Firm).
Axis 360.
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| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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: Incentivizing the creation of new drugs -- Prevention is better than cure -- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans -- Agriculture and the environment -- Next steps. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms. |
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Bacterial diseases -- Prevention.
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Bacterial diseases -- Prevention. |
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Bacterial diseases. |
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Medical policy.
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Medical policy. |
| Topical Term |
MEDICAL / Public Health. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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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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| Added Title |
Arms race against bacteria |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hall, William (Author of Superbugs). Superbugs. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018 9780674975989 0674975987 (DLC) 2017049342 |
| ISBN |
9780674985094 (electronic book) |
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0674985095 (electronic book) |
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9780674985070 (eBook) |
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0674985079 (eBook) |
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9780674975989 |
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0674975987 |
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