UID:
almafu_9958058215802883
Format:
1 online resource (193 p.)
ISBN:
1-136-52759-1
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1-280-68706-1
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9786613664006
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1-136-52760-5
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1-936331-08-X
Content:
Our ability to treat common bacterial infections with antibiotics goes back only 65 years. However, the authors of this report make it clear that sustaining a supply of effective and affordable antibiotics cannot be without changes to the incentives facing patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In fact, increasing resistance to these drugs is already exacting a terrible price. Every day in the United States, approximately 172 men, women, and children die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals alone. Beyond those deaths, antibi
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Antibiotic resistance: the unfolding crisis / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance: policy levers / David Smith -- Patient and physician demand for antibiotics / David Howard -- The role of health care facilities / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of federal government / Ramanan Laxminarayan -- The role of health insurance / Anup Malani -- Supply-side strategies for tackling resistance / Anup Malani -- Next steps / Ramanan Laxminarayan.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-16438-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-933115-57-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781936331086
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