Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria /
William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill.
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.