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
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