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Superbugs : deadly microbes and the extraordinary race for a cure: a tale of human ingenuity / Matt McCarthy, MD.
The author shares an exhilarating story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs. The author, a physician, researcher, and ethics professor, is on the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial testing a new antibiotic to fight lethal superbugs, bacteria that have built up resistance to the life-saving drugs in our rapidly dwindling arsenal. This trial serves as the backdrop for the book, and the results will impact nothing less than the future of humanity. The author explores the history of bacteria and antibiotics, from Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, to obscure sources of innovative new medicines (often found in soil samples), to the cutting-edge DNA manipulation known as CRISPR, bringing to light how we arrived at this juncture of both incredible breakthrough and extreme vulnerability. We also meet the patients whose lives are hanging in the balance, from Remy, a teenager with a dangerous and rare infection, to Donny, a retired New York City firefighter with a compromised immune system, and many more. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735217515
- ISBN: 0735217513
- Physical Description: 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A chance observation. The fog of war ; A golden era -- First principles. The lucky grenadier ; Embedded ; Safeguards ; Variables ; Deferment ; Oversight ; Backwater -- The volunteers. Ruth ; George ; Mississippi mud ; Soren ; Duty ; Remy ; A quiet revolution ; Decision points ; Piper ; Garden state ; Trojan horses -- Beneath the surface. The Rockefellers ; Lysin ; Breakthrough ; Anthrax ; Delivery -- Toward a cure. Meghan ; Mantra ; Obstacles ; First ; Alicia ; Persuasion ; The rollout ; Investments ; Into the haystack ; Angry birds ; Macaulay ; Searching ; Anna ; Reversals and rewards ; Help wanted. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Drug resistance in microorganisms. Antibiotics > Research. Bacteria. Drug resistance in microorganisms. Antibacterial agents. Antimicrobial Stewardship. Clinical trials. |
| Genre: | Personal Narrative. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 616.9041 MCC 2020 (Text) | 0002205440254 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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