Penicillin: triumph and tragedy/ Robert Bud.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: ix, 330 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cmISBN: 0199541612Subject(s): Penicillin -- History | Drug resistance in microorganisms | Drug resistance in microorganisms | Penicillin ResistanceDDC classification: 615.329Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 615.329 BUD/P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P22513 |
Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2007.
List of illustrations -- Introduction : Penicillin -- chemical and brand -- 1. Illness, drugs, and wonder drugs before penicillin -- 2. Penicillin from organized science -- 3. Creating the brand in the era of propaganda -- 4. Making penicillin across the world -- 5. The carefree culture and the third industrial revolution -- 6. Fighting resistance with technology -- 7. Doctors, patients, and the brand -- 8. Animals, resistance, and committees -- 9. In face of catastrophe -- Conclusion : Revolution and tragedy -- Acknowledgements -- Permissions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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