Antibiotic resistance : origins, evolution, selection, and spread.
Antibiotic Resistance: Origins, Evolution, Selection and Spread Chairman: Stuart B. Levy 1997 Over the last 50 years, the rapid increase in the use of antibiotics, not only in people, but also in animal husbandry and agriculture, has delivered a selection unprecedented in the history of evolution. C...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Chichester, England ; New York :
Wiley,
1997.
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| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium ;
207. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Antibiotic Resistance: Origins, Evolution, Selection and Spread Chairman: Stuart B. Levy 1997 Over the last 50 years, the rapid increase in the use of antibiotics, not only in people, but also in animal husbandry and agriculture, has delivered a selection unprecedented in the history of evolution. Consequently, society is facing one of its gravest public health problems-the emergence of infectious bacteria with resistance to many, and in some cases all, available antibiotics. This book brings together a multidisciplinary group of experts to discuss this problem. It begins by examining the orig. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470515365 0470515368 9780470515358 047051535X 1282455001 9781282455009 9786612455001 6612455004 |