Bibliograph

Superbugs, an arms race against bacteria, William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill

Type

Label

Superbugs, an arms race against bacteria, William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Superbugs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1006478918

Responsibility statement

William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, and Jim O'Neill

Sub title

an arms race against bacteria

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Sally Davies -- Introduction -- Part I. The rise of 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

Classification