SCI-Nurse
12-09-2005, 01:17 PM
Salyers, Abigail A.; Whitt, Dixie D.
Revenge of the Microbes: How Bacterial Resistance
is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle
Written by experts with extensive experience in the field, this book provides the scientific information readers will need to form opinions and make informed decisions regarding the use of antibiotics. The authors have carefully sifted through a vast amount of information to ensure comprehensive coverage of topics including the larger issues of economics, politics, health, safety, and the environment. Specific antibiotics and controversies are examined in a real-life context; accounts of positions on all sides of the public policy debate are presented; and less common issues such as what happens to antibiotics once they are released into the environment, are addressed. Reader-friendly and comprehensible, this book will engage a diverse audience, including biologists, doctors, teachers, students, lawyers, environmentalists, and everyday citizens.
ISBN: 1-55581-298-8, 198 pages, soft cover. ASM Press, 2005, $29.95.
(KLD)
Revenge of the Microbes: How Bacterial Resistance
is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle
Written by experts with extensive experience in the field, this book provides the scientific information readers will need to form opinions and make informed decisions regarding the use of antibiotics. The authors have carefully sifted through a vast amount of information to ensure comprehensive coverage of topics including the larger issues of economics, politics, health, safety, and the environment. Specific antibiotics and controversies are examined in a real-life context; accounts of positions on all sides of the public policy debate are presented; and less common issues such as what happens to antibiotics once they are released into the environment, are addressed. Reader-friendly and comprehensible, this book will engage a diverse audience, including biologists, doctors, teachers, students, lawyers, environmentalists, and everyday citizens.
ISBN: 1-55581-298-8, 198 pages, soft cover. ASM Press, 2005, $29.95.
(KLD)