The antibiotic paradox : how the misuse of antibiotics destroys their curative powers / Stuart B. Levy.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., c2002. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 353 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cmISBN: 9780738204406; 0738204404Subject(s): Drug Resistance, Microbial | Anti-Bacterial Agents -- pharmacology | Bacteria -- drug effectsDDC classification: 615/.329 LOC classification: QR177 | .L48 2002NLM classification: 2002 B-774 | WB 330 2002LE| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.
From tragedy the antibiotic age is born -- The disease and the cure : the microscopic world of bacteria and antibiotics -- 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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