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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462128703321

Titolo

Multidrug resistance [[electronic resource] ] : a global concern / / editor, Asad U. Khan ; co-editor, Raffaele Zarrilli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[United Arab Emirates], : Bentham Books, [2012]

ISBN

1-60805-292-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KhanAsad U

ZarrilliRaffaele

Disciplina

615.7

615/.7

Soggetti

Multidrug resistance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover Page; 03 REVISED eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 CONTENTS_revised; 05 PNordmann_Fore_words; 06 Preface; 07 Contributor_and_affiliation; 08 MRP___Drug_Develop_-_02_Shu_Fang_Zaou__2_ _Copie de Hafiz Muhammad Ali en conflit 2011-07-12_; 09 Renato_Klebsiella_Revised _Copie de Hafiz Muhammad Ali en conflit 2011-07-11_; 10 POURNARAS_CONTROL_OF_MDR_SUBMITTED_10_7_2010_revised; 11 Book_Chapter__from_P_Kiratisin__Thailand__revised; 12 Amita_jain_revised; 13 Umesh_Gupta_Drug_Resistance_in_Tuberculosis_Ref_Corrected_; 14 Shazi_and_asad_chapter_corrected

15 Chapter_MRSA_Cabrera_Esperanza_Revised16 Zarrilli_chapter_final_revision_II; 17 Nayak_Chapter_Revised; 18 Noha_KhalafAntibiotic_resistance_in_the_Middle_East_and_N; 19 TaufiqGNB_Saudi_chapter__final_Edited_; 20 Chapter-PERILLI_2__revised; 21 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Multiple drug resistance among bacteria has become a global issue with a considerable impact on the mortality associated with infectious diseases. This book is a detailed compilation of available knowledge on the surveillance and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in various



countries throughout the world. Readers will be updated on current information on the understanding of mechanisms involved in drug resistance and the geographical distribution of resistance determinant markers. This volume should be a useful guide for microbiologists and clinicians interested in designing antimicrobial th