Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Mechanisms of Drug Resistance
The volumes included in Antimicrobial Drug Resistance represent the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary reference covering the area of antimicrobial drug resistance in bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites from basic science, clinical, and epide
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Volume 1 Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Edited by
Douglas L. Mayers Section Editors
Stephen A. Lerner, Marc Ouellette, Jack D. Sobel
Editors Douglas L. Mayers, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Idenix Pharmaceuticals Cambridge Massachusetts Stephen A. Lerner, MD Professor of Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit Medical Center Detroit, Michigan
Marc Ouellette, Ph.D Professor Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobial Resistance Centre de recherche en Infectiologie Université Laval Quebec City, Canada Jack D. Sobel, MD Professor of Medicine Chief Division of Infectious Diseases Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit Medical Center Detroit, Michigan
ISBN: 978-1-60327-592-7 e-ISBN: 978-1-59745-180-2 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-180-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2008944287 © Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This first edition of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance grew out of a desire by the editors and authors to have a comprehensive resource of information on antimicrobial drug resistance that encompassed the current information available for bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. We believe that this information will be of value to clinicians, epidemiologists, microbiologists, virologists, parasitologists, public health authorities, medical students and fellows in training. We have endeavored to provide this information in a style which would be accessible to the broad community of persons who are concerned with the impact of drug resistance in our clinics and across the broader global communities. Antimicrobial Drug Resistance is divided into Volume 1 which has sections covering a general overview
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