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Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
. Ed(S): Umezawa, Hamao; Hooper, Irving R.
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Paperback. With contributions by numerous experts Editor(s): Umezawa, Hamao; Hooper, Irving R. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; MQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 673.
The first useful antibiotic found by screening was streptomycin. The late Prof. WAKSMAN started screening for antibacterial antibiotics in 1940 and, after finding actinomycin in 1941, he and his collaborators discovered streptomycin in 1944. This antibiotic made a great contribution in saving human lives from tuberculosis and acute serious infections. About 1957, after wide usage of such antibiotics as penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and erythromycin, staphy- lococci and Gram negative organisms resistant to all or most antibiotic drugs ap- peared in hospital patients. The origin and treatment of such resistant strains be- came a major topic of investigation. At that ... Read more
The first useful antibiotic found by screening was streptomycin. The late Prof. WAKSMAN started screening for antibacterial antibiotics in 1940 and, after finding actinomycin in 1941, he and his collaborators discovered streptomycin in 1944. This antibiotic made a great contribution in saving human lives from tuberculosis and acute serious infections. About 1957, after wide usage of such antibiotics as penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and erythromycin, staphy- lococci and Gram negative organisms resistant to all or most antibiotic drugs ap- peared in hospital patients. The origin and treatment of such resistant strains be- came a major topic of investigation. At that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642685811
SKU
V9783642685811
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