Treating infectious diseases in a microbial world :
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report of two workshops on novel antimicrobial therapeutics /
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Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: New Classes of Antimicrobials ; Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Immunomodulation, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Challenges for the Development of New Antimicrobials: Rethinking the Approaches: Report of a Workshop -- Promising Approaches to the Development of Immunomodulation for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases: Report of a Workshop.
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Humans coexist with millions of harmless microorganisms, but emerging diseases, resistance to antibiotics, and the threat of bioterrorism are forcing scientists to look for new ways to confront the microbes that do pose a danger. This report identifies innovative approaches to the development of antimicrobial drugs and vaccines based on a greater understanding of how the human immune system interacts with both good and bad microbes. The report concludes that the development of a single superdrug to fight all infectious agents is unrealistic.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Treating infectious diseases in a microbial world.