The resistance phenomenon in microbes and infectious disease vectors : implications for human health and strategies for containment : workshop summary /

And proceedings of a February 2002 workshop held in Washington, D.C. by the Forum on Emerging Infections to explore the causes and consequences of the resistance phenomenon. An opening summary and assessment chapter discusses the core messages emerging from the speakers' presentations and ensui...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Emerging Infections
Otros Autores: Knobler, Stacey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Drug resistance in microorganisms > Congresses.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Multidrug resistance.
Insecticide resistance.
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Communicable Diseases, Emerging > prevention & control
Disease Vectors
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Insecticide Resistance
Micro-organismes > Résistance aux médicaments.
Résistance multiple aux médicaments.
Résistance aux insecticides.
MEDICAL > Microbiology.
Multidrug resistance
Insecticide resistance
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Antibiotikum
Arzneimittelresistenz
Kongress
Infektionskrankheit
Gesundheitsförderung
infections
resistance phenomenon
infectious disease vectors
human health
emerging infections
Electronic books.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:And proceedings of a February 2002 workshop held in Washington, D.C. by the Forum on Emerging Infections to explore the causes and consequences of the resistance phenomenon. An opening summary and assessment chapter discusses the core messages emerging from the speakers' presentations and ensuing discussions. Twenty-four contributions are organized into sections on an introduction and overview of the resistance phenomenon, microbe resistance, vector resistance, the economics of resistance, factors contributing to the emergence of resistance, emerging tools and technologies for countering resistance, and strategies to contain the development and consequences of resistance. No subject index. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 313 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0309507464
9780309507462
9786610180059
6610180059

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