Spellberg, Brad. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-255) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781591027508 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009019133 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drug resistance in microorganisms.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR177  / .S64 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.9/041