Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index.
Foreword / Sally Davies -- Introduction -- Part I. The problem of drug resistance. When a scratch could kill -- The rise of resistance -- Failures in tackling drug-resistant infections -- Part II. Solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance. Incentives for new drug development -- Prevention is better than cure -- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in humans -- Agriculture and the environment -- Next steps.
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Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Superbugs describes this growing global threat, the systematic failures that have led to it, and solutions that governments, industries, and public health specialists can adopt.--