| Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) Contributor(s): Wilson, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0190663405 ISBN-13: 9780190663407 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Infection Control - Medical | Education & Training |
| Dewey: 615.329 |
| LCCN: 2018056947 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics. They can be lifesavers -- and they can be useless. What are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics continues to decline? Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important -- and frequently misused -- medications. In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including: How antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock; the causes and consequences of bacterial resistance to antibiotics; how the globalized world enables antibiotic resistance to spread quickly; and the difficult decisions ahead for both medical care and the food system. Grounded in the latest scientific research and crafted for general readers, Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their power. |