04262nam 2200649Ia 450 991045574100332120200520144314.00-306-48411-010.1007/b100517(CKB)111087026981406(EBL)3035907(SSID)ssj0000234438(PQKBManifestationID)11924717(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234438(PQKBWorkID)10242513(PQKB)11028389(DE-He213)978-0-306-48411-7(MiAaPQ)EBC3035907(MiAaPQ)EBC197779(Au-PeEL)EBL3035907(CaPaEBR)ebr10067291(OCoLC)54910235(Au-PeEL)EBL197779(OCoLC)614653884(EXLCZ)9911108702698140620021030d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReemergence of established pathogens in the 21st century[electronic resource] /edited by I.W. Fong and Karl Drlica1st ed. 2003.New York Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishersc20031 online resource (384 p.)Emerging infectious diseases of the 21st centuryDescription based upon print version of record.0-306-47500-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Changing Spectrum of Bacterial Infections -- Severe Invasive Group a Streptococcal Infections -- Bartonella Infections Resurgence in the New Century -- Resistant Bacteria and Resurgence -- Antibiotic-ressistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: Implications for Management in the 21st Century -- MRSA in the 21st Century: Emerging Challenges -- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci -- Multi-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Hospital Practice -- Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) -- Controlling Antibiotic Resistance: Strategies Based on the Mutant Selection Window -- Resistant Parasitic Infections -- Drug-resistant Malaria.In the closing decade of the last century, we saw warnings that infectious diseases will require much more attention from patients and physicians in the 21 st century. Recently d- covered diseases such as AIDS pose a major threat to the population at large, and to that threat has been added the re-emergence of established pathogens, microbes that were re- ily treatable in the past. Since infectious diseases already play a major role in the burden of illness and mortality, health care providers and planners are worried. A large proportion of the problem is man-made, arising mainly from the unnecessary overuse of antimicrobials in hospital and community settings and from the agricultural misuse of the agents in animal feed. A consequence has been a dramatic increase in resi- ant strains of bacteria that were considered conquerable several decades ago. Community infections caused by multi-resistant pneumococci serve as an example. These organisms were readily treated with penicillin, but now the spread of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from continent to continent is becoming a worldwide problem. This is a major concern because pneumococcal infections are common in the community, being the le- ing cause of pneumonia, sinusitis, and meningitis. Resistant bacteria in hospitals are also becoming more prevalent. We have become accustomed to hearing about methicill- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), but now we have to be concerned about multidrug-resistant coliform bacteria and pseudomonads.Emerging infectious diseases of the 21st century.Drug resistance in microorganismsCommunicable diseasesEpidemiologyElectronic books.Drug resistance in microorganisms.Communicable diseasesEpidemiology.616.9Fong I. W(Ignatius W.)852711Drlica Karl95988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455741003321Reemergence of established pathogens in the 21st century1904237UNINA