The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors:

Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment -- Workshop Summary

Status: Available Now

Size: 336 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2003

HARDBACK + PDF$53.00

Print	List Price	Your Price

HARDBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-08854-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-08854-1	$45.00	$40.50	Add to Cart

PDF	Your Price
PDF Download [9 MB]	$34.50	Add to Cart
PDF Chapters	$3.60	Select
PDF? What am I buying?

Authors:
Stacey L. Knobler, Stanley M. Lemon, Marian Najafi, and Tom Burroughs, Editors, Forum on Emerging Infections
Authoring Organizations

Description:
The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=<? print $wid; ?>&record_id=<? print $record_id; ?>" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=<? print $wid; ?>&record_id=<? print $record_id; ?>" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Web Search Builder
Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web.

Reference Finder
Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic.

PDF Summary
Download executive summary in PDF.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-xx
Summary and Assessment	1-18	(skim)
1. Introduction	19-43	(skim)
2. Microbe Resistance	44-78	(skim)
3. Vector Resistance	79-106	(skim)
4. The Economics of Resistance	107-129	(skim)
5. Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Resistance	130-158	(skim)
6. Emerging Tools and Technology for Countering Resistance	159-195	(skim)
7 Strategies to Contain the Development and Consquences of Resistance	196-230	(skim)
Appendix A: Publc Health Consquences of Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Agriculture	231-243	(skim)
Appendix B: Agenda: Issues of Resistance: Microbes,Vectors, and the Host	244-248	(skim)
Appendix C: Information Resources	249-255	(skim)
Appendix D: Executive Summary: WHO Report	256-273	(skim)
Appendix E: Executive Summary: GFHR Report	274-278	(skim)
Appendix F: Executive Summary: Interagency Task Force Report	279-286	(skim)
Appendix G: Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies	287-313	(skim)

Description

The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, we have tamed many former microbial foes, yet with few new antimicrobial agents and vaccines in the pipeline, and rapidly increasing drug resistance among infectious microbes, we teeter on the brink of loosing the upperhand in our ongoing struggle against these foes, old and new. The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors examines our understanding of the relationships among microbes, disease vectors, and human hosts, and explores possible new strategies for meeting the challenge of resistance.

Authoring Organizations

About the PDF: What am I Buying?

About Our PDFs

This book can be purchased as a computer file. The format of the file is called a "PDF". To open, view and print the file, you must have third party software (e.g. Adobe Reader or XPDF) installed on your computer.

Benefits of Buying a PDF

Instant. Buy it, download it immediately, and start reading.
Convenient. Download it to your laptop and read it whenever, wherever.
Searchable. Search for any word or phrase.

What are my options?

If you want ...	Then ...
... only a portion of the book	... select a PDF Chapter
... a computer file containing the entire book	... buy a PDF
... to read the book immediately and also own a copy for your bookshelf	... buy the bundle
... a copy for your bookshelf	... buy the book

Will my PDF be emailed to me?

No. After buying the PDF, we will email you instructions on how to download the file from our Web site. The PDF file will not be emailed to you.

See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information including:

Search This Book

»Find more like this book

SIGN UP FOR...

New Title Emails
Read about the newest releases and receive special offers.

[ Top of Page ] [ Home ] [ Contact Us ] [ Help ] [ The National Academies Home ]
Copyright © 2009. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. 500 Fifth St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Terms of Use and Privacy Statement