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Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries
. Ed(S): Sosa, Anibal De J.; Amabile-Cuevas, Carlos F.; Hsueh, Po Ren; Kariuki, Samuel; Okeke, Iruka N.; Byarugada, Denis K.
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Description for Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries
hardcover. Here is a compilation of data on the problem of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries, addressing general global perspectives, risk factors, current rates, trends, and possibilities for containment relating to specific conditions in those countries. Editor(s): Sosa, Anibal de J.; Amabile-Cuevas, Carlos F.; Hsueh, Po Ren; Kariuki, Samuel; Okeke, Iruka N.; Byarugada, Denis K. Series: Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century. Num Pages: 554 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Avoiding infection has always been expensive. Some human populations escaped tropical infections by migrating into cold climates but then had to procure fuel, warm clothing, durable housing, and crops from a short growing season. Waterborne infections were averted by owning your own well or supporting a community reservoir. Everyone got vaccines in rich countries, while people in others got them later if at all. Antimicrobial agents seemed at first to be an exception. They did not need to be delivered through a cold chain and to everyone, as vaccines did. They had to be given only to infected patients and ... Read more
Avoiding infection has always been expensive. Some human populations escaped tropical infections by migrating into cold climates but then had to procure fuel, warm clothing, durable housing, and crops from a short growing season. Waterborne infections were averted by owning your own well or supporting a community reservoir. Everyone got vaccines in rich countries, while people in others got them later if at all. Antimicrobial agents seemed at first to be an exception. They did not need to be delivered through a cold chain and to everyone, as vaccines did. They had to be given only to infected patients and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
Series
Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century
Number of Pages
554
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387893693
SKU
V9780387893693
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Reviews for Antimicrobial Resistance in Developing Countries
Aus den Rezensionen: “... In dem Buch werden von insgesamt 30 Autorinnen (Mikrobiologen und Infektiologen) in hervorragenden Übersichtsartikeln all die genannten Probleme dargestellt. Die Literaturangaben sind auf dem neuesten Stand. Für alle die sich mit Infektionserkränkungen hier und in armen Ländern beschäftigen ist das Buch ein Muss und kann uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.“ (Dr Gerhard Schwarzkopf-Steinhäuser, in: Pharma-Brief, May/June/2010, Issue ... Read more