Antibiotics: History, Science, and Issues

By Delene Bartie

Antibiotics have brought dramatic improvements in health care, enabling cures for what were once deadly infections. Written in accessible, nontechnical language, Antibiotics: History, Science, and Issues provides a thorough overview of antibiotics that covers historical information about their discovery, development, and uses; explains the basic mechanisms of action of the major groups of antibiotics; and identifies the potential negative effects and dangers associated with this powerful class of drugs. The latest in the Story of a Drug series, this book provides an informative background on antibiotics that reaches back to their use in ancient times; explains how antibiotics work, covering their sites and modes of action; identifies the applications of antibiotics in health care, agriculture, the food industry, and establishing water quality; and explains the risks, side effects, allergic reactions, problems of antibiotic resistance, and other issues involved with antibiotic use. The easy-to-understand text presents scientifically accurate information that enables readers to better understand the key role of antibiotics in our 21st-century world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610699718
• ISBN13: 9781610699716
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
• Length: 262 Pages