The antibiotic paradox : how the misuse of antibiotics destroys their curative powers / Stuart B. Levy

Author:: Levy, Stuart B.
Published:: Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., 2001 printing.
Copyright Date:: ©2002
Edition:: [2nd ed.].
Physical Description:: xx, 353 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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Contents:

From tragedy the antibiotic age is born -- The disease and the cure : the microscopic world of bacteria and anitbiotics -- Reliance on medicines and self-medication : the seeds of antibiotic misuse -- Antibiotic resistance : microbial adaptation and evolution -- The antibiotic myth -- Antibiotics, animals, and the resistance gene pool -- Further ecological considerations : antibiotic use in agriculture, aquaculture, pets, and minor animal species -- Future prospects : new advances against impending disaster -- The individual and antibiotic resistance -- The antibacterial craze -- Antibiotic resistance : a societal issue at local, national, and international levels.

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ISBN:

0738204404

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-333) and index.

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