TY - BOOK AU - Spellberg,Brad TI - Rising plague: the global threat from deadly bacteria and our dwindling arsenal to fight them SN - 9781591027508 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - QR177 .S64 2009 U1 - 616.9/041 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Amherst, N.Y. PB - Prometheus Books KW - Drug resistance in microorganisms N1 - 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 ER -