1st Edition

Antibiotic Development and Resistance

Edited By Diarmaid Hughes, Dan I Andersson Copyright 2001

    The increasing resistance of bacteria towards all current classes of antibiotics is now a serious health problem in both developed and developing countries. Antibiotic Development and Resistance presents 15 chapters that explore the medical issues raised by this development and review the relevant literature. The book begins by reviewing the global

    Part 1. The Clinical Context. Part 2. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance. Part 3. Bacterial Genetics and Antibiotic Resistance Dissemination. Part 4. Reversibility of Antibiotic Resistance. Part 5. Development of New Antibiotics.

    Biography

    Diarmaid Hughes, Dan I Andersson