Bibliograph

Superbug, the fatal menace of MRSA, Maryn McKenna

Type

Label

Superbug, the fatal menace of MRSA, Maryn McKenna

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-254) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Superbug

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

424555557

Responsibility statement

Maryn McKenna

Sub title

the fatal menace of MRSA

Summary

McKenna reveals the hidden history of MRSA's relentless advance-- how it has overwhelmed hospitals, assaulted families, and infiltrated agriculture and live-stock, moving inexorably into the food chain

Table Of Contents

The first alert -- The cloud babies -- The silent attack -- The puzzle pieces -- The biggest thing since AIDS -- The flood rising -- Gone without warning -- The foe on the field -- Prison, the perfect incubator -- Into the food chain -- Soap, the wonder cure -- The end of antibiotics -- The epidemics converging

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