What are antibiotics? -- How do antibiotics kill bacteria? -- How do bacteria resist antibiotics? Causes of antibiotic resistance -- Consequences of antibiotic resistance -- Most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- Strategies to combat antibiotic resistance -- Future of antibiotic resistance -- Reducing antibiotic resistance -- Glossary -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Web sites -- Index.
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"Provides a comprehensive discussion of the types of antibiotics, the ways bacteria develop resistance to these drugs, and the countermeasures scientists are developing for the future"--Page 4 of cover.
Drug resistance in microorganisms, Juvenile literature.