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This volume serves as a reference source for those studying, investigating and teaching the use and development of antimicrobial agents. One of the principal objectives is to discuss resistance to antimicrobial agents emphasizing understanding mechanisms of resistance both at the fundamental and mol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryan, L. E.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; 91.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Microbiology.
Toxicology.
Pharmacy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Role of the Outer Membrane of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Cytoplasmic Membrane Transport and Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Susceptibility and Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to Chloroquine
  • Resistance to ß-Lactam Antiobiotics Mediated by Alterations of Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Plasmid-Determined Beta-Lactamases
  • The Chromosomal Beta-Lactamases
  • Beta-Lactamases: Genetic Control
  • Resistance to Quinolones and Fluoroquinolones
  • Ribosomal Changes Resulting in Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Methylation of RNA and Resistance to Antibiotics
  • Resistance to Trimethoprim
  • Resistance to Sulfonamides
  • Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferases
  • General Properties of Resistance Plasmids
  • Clinical Laboratory Testing for Antimicrobial Resistance
  • The Molecular Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Microbial Persistence or Phenotypic Adaptation to Antimicrobial Agents: Cystic Fibrosis as an Illustrative Case
  • Microbes Causing Problems of Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Subject Index.