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100 _aBud, Robert
245 0 _aPenicillin: triumph and tragedy/
_cRobert Bud.
260 _aOxford ; New York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2007.
300 _aix, 330 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
500 _a Winner of *Choice* Outstanding Academic Book 2007.
505 _aList 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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650 _aPenicillin -- History.
650 _aDrug resistance in microorganisms.
650 _aDrug resistance in microorganisms.
650 _aPenicillin Resistance.
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