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Author:

Levy, Stuart B.

Title:

The Antibiotic paradox : how the misuse of antibiotics destroys their curative power / Stuart B. Levy.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Perseus Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xx, 353 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Drug Resistance, Microbial.
Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology.
Bacteria--drug effects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780738204406
0738204404

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50006203

LCCN:

2001098100

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)