"Bacterial resistance to antibiotics:how it happens,why it's important,and what you can do about it." by Richard B. Philp

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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics:how it happens,why it's important,and what you can do about it.

(2010)

Richard B. Philp, University of Western Ontario

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Abstract

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a major clinical problem exacerbated by the widespread and sometimes inappropriate use of antibiotics. Reasons for its emergence, mechanisms of resistance, types of resistance and appropriate public behaviour to combat the problem are discussed in language accessable to the general public.

Keywords

antibiotics,
bacteria,
resistance,
magnitude of problem,
approaches

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences and
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Publication Date

Fall 2010

Citation Information

Richard B. Philp. "Bacterial resistance to antibiotics:how it happens,why it's important,and what you can do about it." (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_philp/29/