Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria /

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 specia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hall, William (Author of Superbugs) (Autor), McDonnell, Anthony (Co-author of Superbugs) (Autor), O'Neill, Jim (Economist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Bacterial diseases > Prevention.
Medical policy.
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Health Policy
Politique sanitaire.
Micro-organismes > Résistance aux médicaments.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674985094
0674985095
9780674985070
0674985079

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