Antibiotic Drug Resistance - by José-Luis Capelo-Martínez & Gilberto Igrejas (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science. In order to address the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs, the book divides coverage into several broad sections: current antibiotics and their mechanism of action, mechanism of antibiotic resistance, socio-economic perspective, therapeutic strategies, prevention strategies, and public policy"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

This book presents a thorough and authoritative overview of the multifaceted field of antibiotic science - offering guidance to translate research into tools for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.

• Provides readers with knowledge about the broad field of drug resistance
• Offers guidance to translate research into tools for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases
• Links strategies to analyze microbes to the development of new drugs, socioeconomic impacts to therapeutic strategies, and public policies to antibiotic-resistance-prevention strategies

From the Back Cover

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE MULTIFACETED FIELD OF ANTIBIOTIC SCIENCE

In recent years bacterial resistance to antibiotics has reached new and disturbing heights. Antibiotic Drug Resistance offers a comprehensive overview of the complex field of antibiotic science. The authors--noted experts in the field--present an authoritative guide that translates current research into tools for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases.

Antibiotic Drug Resistance explores the significant challenge of resistance to antibiotic drugs and examines a wide range of topics. The book addresses the mechanisms of action of the antibiotics used today such as aminoglycosides, quinolones, betalactams, glycopeptides, and macrolides. The authors explore the strategies devoted to overcoming antibiotic resistance and include information on new techniques for designing drugs, antibiotics from natural sources, approaches based on antimicrobials and bacteriophages, and more. This important book:

• Provides the essential knowledge about the broad field of drug resistance
• Offers information on the tools for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases
• Links strategies to analyze microbes to the development of new drugs
• Offers data on sensitizing agents to restore antibiotic activity, non-traditional medicines, and therapeutic options to treat infections caused by pathogenic bilfilms

Written for pharmaceutical and medicinal chemists, microbiologists, biochemists, and others, Antibiotic Drug Resistance offers information on the current antibiotics and their mechanism of action and mechanism of antibiotic resistance. It also provides material on a socio-economic perspective, therapeutic approaches, prevention strategies, and public policy.

About the Author

JOSÉ-LUIS CAPELO-MARTÍNEZ PHD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the NOVA University of Lisbon.

GILBERTO IGREJAS PHD, is an Associate Professor with habilitation in the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Portugal.