Antibiotics The Perfect Storm /

Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs. As a class, they are one of the only ones that actually cure disease as opposed to most drugs that only help relieve symptoms or control disease. Because bacteria that cause serious disease in humans are becoming more and more resistant to the antibiotics we have...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shlaes, David M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Immunology.
Medical microbiology.
Pharmacology.
Biotechnology.
Pharmacy.
Biomedical Research.
Medical Microbiology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Perfect Storm
  • 2 The Miracle
  • 3 Resistance - The miracle is fading
  • 4 The FDA - We need them, but they have become part of the problem
  • 5 Europe
  • 6 The Pharmaceutical Industry - after a glorious history, the industry is now struggling on all fronts
  • 7 Modest Proposals
  • 8 Conclusions.

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