Antibacterial agents : chemistry, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, and clinical applications

Antibacterial agents : chemistry, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, and clinical applications / Rosaleen Anderson [and others].

Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or€ interfering with bacterial cell wall synthes...

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Other Authors: Anderson, Rosaleen J., Groundwater, Paul, Todd, Adam, Worsley, Alan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Subjects:
Antibiotics.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Antibiotics
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or€ interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis and function. Antibacterial Agents is an essential guide to this important class of chemotherapeutic drugs. Compounds are organised according to their target, which helps the reader understand the mechanism of action of these drugs and how resistance can arise. The book uses an integrated & ld.
Item Description:2.3.7 Adverse drug reactions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (379 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118325438
1118325435
9781118325445
1118325443
9780470972441
0470972440
9780470972458
0470972459
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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