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Rising plague : the global threat from deadly bacteria and our dwindling arsenal to fight them / by Brad Spellberg ; foreword by David Gilbert.

By: Publication details: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009.Description: 264 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781591027508 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.9/041 22
LOC classification:
  • QR177 .S64 2009
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QR177 .S64 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001115285

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.

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