Superbugs - An Arms Race Against Bacteria

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.

About the author

William Hall, a public policy professional, served as Senior Policy Advisor for the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.

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.

Product details

• Authors: William Hall, William Mcdonnell Hall, William/ Mcdonnell Hall, Anthony McDonnell, Jim O'Neill
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780674975989
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97598-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; MEDICAL / Public Health, SCIENCE / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, MEDICAL / History, Personal & public health, History of Medicine, Political science & theory, History of Science, MEDICAL / Microbiology, Medical microbiology & virology, Political science and theory, Bacteriology, Personal and public health / health education, Medical microbiology and virology