The antibiotic paradox : how the misuse of antibiotics destroys their curative power /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Stuart B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., [2002]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • Epilogue : anthrax, bioterrism, and antibiotic stockpiling: consequences beyond the scare