Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria /
William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill.
- ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Superbugs describes this growing global threat, the systematic failures that have led to it, and solutions that governments, industries, and public health specialists can adopt.--
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Drug resistance in microorganisms. Bacterial diseases--Prevention. Medical policy.