The Resource Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph, David Greenwood
Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph, David Greenwood
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- Summary
- Between 1935 and 1944 the field of microbiology, and by implication medicine as a whole, underwent dramatic advancement. The discovery of the extraordinary antibacterial properties of sulphonamides, penicillin, and streptomycin triggered a frantic hunt for more antimicrobial drugs that was to yield an abundant harvest in a very short space of time. By the early 1960s more than 50 antibacterial agents were available to the prescribing physician and, largely by a process of chemicalmodification of existing compounds, that number has more than tripled today. We have become so used to the ready av
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxix, 429 pages)
- Contents
-
- Agents of infection
- Out of darkness
- From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendipity)
- Wonder drugs
- The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy
- The golden years of pills and profits
- Progress against parasites
- The poor relations : fungi and viruses
- The spectre at the feast
- Isbn
- 9781283582506
- Label
- Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph
- Title
- Antimicrobial drugs
- Title remainder
- chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph
- Statement of responsibility
- David Greenwood
- Subject
-
- Anti-Infective Agents -- history
- Anti-infective agents
- Anti-infective agents -- History -- 20th century
- Antibiotikum
- Antibiotikum
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- 1900-1999
- History, 20th Century
- MEDICAL -- Drug Guides
- MEDICAL -- Nursing | Pharmacology
- MEDICAL -- Pharmacology
- MEDICAL -- Pharmacy
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Between 1935 and 1944 the field of microbiology, and by implication medicine as a whole, underwent dramatic advancement. The discovery of the extraordinary antibacterial properties of sulphonamides, penicillin, and streptomycin triggered a frantic hunt for more antimicrobial drugs that was to yield an abundant harvest in a very short space of time. By the early 1960s more than 50 antibacterial agents were available to the prescribing physician and, largely by a process of chemicalmodification of existing compounds, that number has more than tripled today. We have become so used to the ready av
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1935-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Greenwood, David
- Dewey number
- 615/.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RM263
- LC item number
- .G74 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
-
- 2008 G-490
- QV 250
- NLM item number
- G816a 2008
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Anti-infective agents
- Anti-Infective Agents
- History, 20th Century
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Anti-infective agents
- Antibiotikum
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- Antibiotikum
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- Label
- Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph, David Greenwood
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Agents of infection -- Out of darkness -- From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendipity) -- Wonder drugs -- The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy -- The golden years of pills and profits -- Progress against parasites -- The poor relations : fungi and viruses -- The spectre at the feast
- Control code
- 801405589
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxix, 429 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283582506
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801405589
- Label
- Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph, David Greenwood
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Agents of infection -- Out of darkness -- From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendipity) -- Wonder drugs -- The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy -- The golden years of pills and profits -- Progress against parasites -- The poor relations : fungi and viruses -- The spectre at the feast
- Control code
- 801405589
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxix, 429 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283582506
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801405589
Subject
- Anti-Infective Agents -- history
- Anti-infective agents
- Anti-infective agents -- History -- 20th century
- Antibiotikum
- Antibiotikum
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- Antimikrobieller Wirkstoff
- 1900-1999
- History, 20th Century
- MEDICAL -- Drug Guides
- MEDICAL -- Nursing | Pharmacology
- MEDICAL -- Pharmacology
- MEDICAL -- Pharmacy
- History
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