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Verfasst von:	Sköld, Ola
Titel:	Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
Werktitel:	Antibiotika och antibiotikaresistens <engl.>
Verf.angabe:	Ola Sköld
Verlagsort:	Hoboken, N.J.
Verlag:	Wiley
Jahr:	2011
Umfang:	XIV, 207 S.
Illustrationen:	graph. Darst.
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Blackwell Handbooks of Behavioral Neuroscience ; v.3
Fussnoten:	Aus dem Schwed. übers. - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-0-470-43850-3
Abstract:	An all-encompassing look at different types of antibiotics and the high-priority issue of antibiotic resistance Important weapons in the arsenal of modern medicine, antibiotics remain the greatest and most effective combatant known for fighting infectious diseases. However, recent factors spurring an increase in resistant bacteria strains pose a serious threat to the efficacy of antibiotic drugs-an alarming prospect for healthcare specialists around the globe. Separating itself from standard texts in the field that discuss antibiotics solely within the context of bacteriology and infectious diseases, Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance singles out antibiotics as a unique group of agents. Both concise and comprehensive, this forward-thinking guide serves as more than just a general reference on different types of antibiotics and their specific medicinal properties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of antibiotic resistance mechanisms to closely examine how they cultivate malicious bacteria that stably resist our therapeutic efforts. In addition, Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance: Provides a wide-ranging overview of topics in antibiotics and antibiotics resistance Describes molecular mechanisms of resistance and newly observed genetic principles for the spread of resistance Enables readers to learn about antibiotics in a way that specifically concentrates on the importance of counteracting resistance Filled with recent examples of efforts to find new antibacterial agents, Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance emerges as a valuable tool for allowing future scientists to recognize the telltale signs of antibiotic-resistant strains, while helping them to invigorate their research in the race to head off a potentially critical health crisis.
	Intro -- ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 ANTIBIOTICS: THE GREATEST TRIUMPH OF SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE -- Selectivity -- Development of Resistance -- Sulfonamide: The First Antibacterial Agent Acting Selectively -- Chemotherapeutics and Antibiotics -- Penicillin: The First Antibiotic -- The First Therapeutic Trial -- Rediscovery of Penicillin by a Basic Scientific Approach -- Betalactams -- Streptomycin: The Second Antibiotic in the History of Antibacterial Agents -- The First Remedy for Tuberculosis -- Conclusion -- 2 DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTICS -- Quantitative Evaluation of Antibiotics Consumption -- Defined Daily Doses -- International Distribution of Antibiotics: A Scandinavian Example -- Control of Antibiotics Overuse -- 3 SULFONAMIDES AND TRIMETHOPRIM -- General Aspects Regarding the Development of Resistance -- Sulfonamides -- Sulfonamides as Remedies -- Resistance to Sulfonamide -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Neisseria meningitidis -- Characterization of the Sulfonamide-Resistant Dihydropteroate Synthase in N. meningitidis -- Characterization of the Other Sulfonamide-Resistant Dihydropteroate Synthase in N. meningitidis -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Streptococcus pyogenes -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Campylobacter jejuni -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Staphylococcus aureus and S. haemolyticus -- Resistance to Sulfonamides in Mycobacterium leprae -- Plasmid-Borne Resistance to Sulfonamides -- Trimethoprim -- Innate Resistance to Trimethoprim -- Chromosomal Resistance to Trimethoprim -- Plasmid-Borne Resistance to Trimethoprim -- Possible Pathogenicity Change in C. jejuni by Acquiring Trimethoprim Resistance Genes.
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Schlagwörter:	(s)Antibiotikum    / (s)Arzneimittelresistenz
Datenträger:	Online-Ressource
Sprache:	eng
Reproduktion:	Druckausg.: Sköld, Ola: Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. - Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2011. - XIV, 207 S
(Umfang):	Online-Ressource
RVK-Notation:	XI 3503
Sach-SW:	Anti-Bacterial Agents
	Drug Resistance, Microbial
	Antibiotics
	Drug resistance in microorganisms
	Electronic books
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