The antibiotic paradox : how the misuse of antibiotics destroys their curative power / Stuart B. Levy.
| Author/creator | Levy, Stuart B. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., ©2002. |
| Description | xx, 353 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-333) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001098100 |
| ISBN | 0738204404 : |