Antibacterial Chemotherapy: Theory, Problems and Practice

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Although antibiotics are among the most widely used pharmaceuticals, they are also often inappropriately and over-prescribed. Indeed there are increasing predictions that unless we moderate our use of these drugs, bacterial resistance will eventually render them useless. As there are no serious contenders to take the place of antibiotics, including a failure to find new classes of these drugs, it is essential for modern medicine that their efficacy is preserved. Part of the Oxford Infectious Di…

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Full title :Antibacterial Chemotherapy : Theory, Problems and Practice / by Sebastian G.B. Amyes.

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Publication Date:2010.

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource (xii, 80 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780191576027, 0191576026
oclc:ocn761693525
LC Classification:RM409
Dewey Decimal:615.329

Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Antibiotic action-general principles; 2 Antibiotics-mechanisms of action; 3 Pharmacokinetics applied to antimicrobials; 4 Sensitivity and identification tests; 5 Genetics of antibiotic resistance; 6 Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; 7 Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria and healthcare-acquired infections; 8 Anti-mycobacterium therapy; 9 Clinical use of antibiotics to prevent or control resistance; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; Y.