Superbugs : an arms race against bacteria / William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill.
By: Hall, William (Author of Superbugs) [author.].
Contributor(s): McDonnell, Anthony (Co-author of Superbugs) [author.] | O'Neill, Jim (Economist) [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018Description: 246 pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674975989.Subject(s): Drug resistance in microorganisms | Bacterial diseases -- Prevention | Medical policyGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | QR177 .H35 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012066 |
Includes bibliographical references 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.--