Pharmaceutically-active antibiotics revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases, leading to decreased mortality and increased life expectancy. However, recent years have seen an alarming rise in the number and frequency of antibiotic-resistant "Superbugs." The Centers fo…
Antibiotic drug resistance
"This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science. In order to address the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs, the book divides coverage into several broad sections: current antibiotics and their mechan…
Antibiotic drug resistance
This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science. In order to address the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs, the book divides coverage into several broad sections: current antibiotics and their mechani…
Antibiotic drug resistance
"This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science. In order to address the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs, the book divides coverage into several broad sections: current antibiotics and their mechan…
Antibiotic drug resistance
"This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science. In order to address the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs, the book divides coverage into several broad sections: current antibiotics and their mechan…
Toxicological Effects of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Humans is the first definitive guide to discuss the adverse effects of veterinary medicinal products in humans. The chapters focus on occupational safety and consumer issues and examine the circumstances under which expos…
Explains the importance of the human microbiome while examining how the overuse of antibiotics has damaged human health, contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and some forms of cancer, and threatens the extinction of irreplaceable microbes.
Reports on the emergence and prevalence of resistant bacterial infections in hospitals and communities raise concerns that we may soon no longer be able to rely on antibiotics as a way to control infectious diseases. Effective medical care would require the constant introduction…
This book fills a void. Never before has a comprehensive history of phage therapy-a once-neglected, now resurgent field-been written. Kuchment writes from the perspective of the eager student of history for the common reader.
This book fills a void. Never before has a comprehensive history of phage therapy, a once-neglected, now resurgent field, been written. Kuchment writes from the perspective of the eager student of history for the common reader.
"Bacteriophages have the potential to stop many if not most life threatening, drug resistant bacterial infections. The Forgotten Cure is a non-stop, cover to cover read." James D. Watson, Nobel Laureate "A lively tale of killer viruses, superbugs and a magical cure that has all …
This volume covers major aspects of the antibiotic discovery and development process. The contributors, a group of highly experienced individuals in both academics and industry, include chapters on the historical perspectives of antibiotic discovery, the need for new antibiotic …