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Superbugs / Tamara Thompson, book editor.

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Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2016.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

9780737773880 (hardback)

073777388X (hardback)

At issue. Health.

127 pages ; 24 cm.

How lethal bacteria evolve to survive / Brian Krans -- The overuse of antibiotics in humans creates drug-resistant superbugs / National Institutes of Health -- Routine antibiotic use in animal feed is a major cause of superbugs / Barry Estabrook -- Antibiotics in animal feed are not to blame for superbugs / Richard Raymond -- Hospitals are a primary source of superbug infections / Michell Castillo -- The superbug MRSA is now common in American homes / Amy Norton -- Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat / Honor Whiteman -- Worldwide country situation analysis: response to antimicrobial resistance? World Health Organization -- The United States has a plan to combat antibiotic resistance / The White House -- The US government is not doing enough to stop superbugs / Tara Culp-Ressler -- Race against time to develop new antibiotics / Theresa Braine -- Superbug outbreaks prompt calls for mandatory reporting / Chad Terhune -- Congress hesitant to move on curbing antibiotic use in livestock / Robert King -- Antibacterial products may actually promote antibiotic resistance / Kiera Butler -- From a medieval text, a weapon against a modern superbug emerges / Melissa Healy.

"Books in Greenhaven Press's At Issue series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills."--

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