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879646
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Hall, William, (Author of Superbugs)
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| Title & Author
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Superbugs : : an arms race against bacteria /\ William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :: Harvard University Press,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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ix, 246 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0674975987
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: 9780674975989
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword / Sally Davies -- Introduction -- Part I. The problem of drug resistance. When a scratch could kill -- The rise of resistance -- Failures in tackling drug-resistant infections -- Part II. Solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance. Incentives for new drug development -- Prevention is better than cure -- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans -- Agriculture and the environment -- Next steps.
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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.--
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Bacterial diseases-- Prevention.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Medical policy.
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Antibiotikum
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Arzneimittelresistenz
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Bacterial diseases-- Prevention.
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Bakterien
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Medical policy.
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Drug Resistance, Microbial.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents-- history.
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Antimicrobial Stewardship-- economics.
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Antimicrobial Stewardship-- trends.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.9/041
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| LC Classification
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QR177.H35 2018
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| NLM classification
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2018 D-925
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QW 45
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McDonnell, Anthony, (Co-author of Superbugs)
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O'Neill, Jim, (Economist)
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