Growing Resistance with Antibiotics
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | Karl S. Drlica, David S. Perlin | ISBN: | 9780132685696 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education | Publication: | January 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | FT Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karl S. Drlica, David S. Perlin |
| ISBN: | 9780132685696 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication: | January 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | FT Press |
| Language: | English |
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
This Element is an excerpt from Antibiotic Resistance: Understanding and Responding to an Emerging Crisis (9780131387737) by Karl Drlica and David S. Perlin. Available in print and digital formats.
The truth behind the headlines: What antibiotic resistance is, why it’s growing, and what this means to human health.
As a global community, we have not considered antibiotics as a resource to be actively protected. Consequently, we use antibiotics in ways that directly lead to resistance. Changing those ways requires an understanding of antibiotic principles. We begin with a brief description of MRSA to illustrate a bacterial-based health problem….
This is the eBook version of the printed book.
This Element is an excerpt from Antibiotic Resistance: Understanding and Responding to an Emerging Crisis (9780131387737) by Karl Drlica and David S. Perlin. Available in print and digital formats.
The truth behind the headlines: What antibiotic resistance is, why it’s growing, and what this means to human health.
As a global community, we have not considered antibiotics as a resource to be actively protected. Consequently, we use antibiotics in ways that directly lead to resistance. Changing those ways requires an understanding of antibiotic principles. We begin with a brief description of MRSA to illustrate a bacterial-based health problem….
