Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria

Hall, William (Author of Superbugs) (author.). McDonnell, Anthony (Co-author of Superbugs), (author.). O'Neill, Jim (Economist), (author.).

Summary: 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.--

Record details

ISBN: 0674975987
ISBN: 9780674975989
ISBN: 0674985079
ISBN: 9780674985070
ISBN: 0674985095
ISBN: 9780674985094
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I. The rise of resistance: When a scratch could kill -- The rise of resistance -- Failures in tackling drug-resistant infections -- Part II. Solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance: Incentivizing the creation of new drugs -- Prevention is better than cure -- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans -- Agriculture and the environment -- Next steps.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 15, 2018).