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Author Hall, William (Author of Superbugs), author.

Title Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria / William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations
Series Baker & Taylor Books (Firm). Axis 360
Contents 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
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.-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 15, 2018)
Subject Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Bacterial diseases -- Prevention
Medical policy.
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Health Policy
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
Bacterial diseases -- Prevention
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Medical policy
Form Electronic book
Author McDonnell, Anthony (Co-author of Superbugs), author.
O'Neill, Jim (Economist), author.
ISBN 9780674985094
0674985095
9780674985070
0674985079
Other Titles Arms race against bacteria