The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment: Workshop Summary

by Marjan Najafi, Forum on Emerging Infections, Institute of Medicine, et al.

The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, we have tamed many former microbial foes, yet with few new antimicrobial agents and vaccines in the pipeline, and rapidly increasing drug resistance among infectious microbes, we teeter on the brink...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309088542
• ISBN13: 9780309088541
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"