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Rising plague : the global threat from deadly bacteria and our dwindling arsenal to fight them /

Spellberg, Brad.

Rising plague : the global threat from deadly bacteria and our dwindling arsenal to fight them / by Brad Spellberg ; foreword by David Gilbert. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009. - 264 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-255) and index.

Hard lessons learned from Mrs. C -- Infections, antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance -- Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus: deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria escape the hospital -- Beyond MRSA: infections resistant to virtually all antibiotics -- Lack of antibiotic development -- The war against microbes? -- Forget pharmaceutical companies, the government can create new antibiotics. Not! -- "Toxic pharmaceutical politics" and finger pointing -- So what will work? -- What can you do to help? -- Consequences and conclusions.

9781591027508 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2009019133


Drug resistance in microorganisms.

QR177 / .S64 2009

616.9/041

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