Fifty Years of Antimicrobials: Past Perspectives and Future Trends (Society for General Microbiology Symposia, Series Number 53) - Hardcover

This volume reviews the immense progress which has been made during the past half-century in the study of pathogenic microbes and the development of methods for their control. The volume draws together contributions on the development of key antimicrobial compounds, as well as considering broader issues such as antimicrobial production, screening, improvement and resistance. Topics such as why epidemics still occur and the need for new antibiotics highlight the fact that, despite the advances, the fight against infection continues unabated.

"Overall the book contains an impressive array of topics all related to the subject of antimicrobials....give[s] a good overview of antimicrobial history and would prove useful as a specific reference text. It may also have some use as a teaching text at more advanced levels." M.C. McQuarrie-Murray, CSM Newsletter

"Overall, the material covered in this book is clearly presented, fairly lucidly written, well referenced and indexed....This book should prove a worthwhile addition to a scientist's literary collection but perhaps more so for those individuals involved in antimicrobial research." L.G. Whyte, CSM Newsletter

"This volume substantially exceeded my expectations. Biochemical details are, in general, woven into cohenernt accounts of general research problems and historical progressions. In a number of places the lessons of the past offer potentially useful insights for future work." Marc Lipsitch, New Biological Books

"This volume substantially exceeded my expectations. Biochemical details are, in general, woven into coherent accounts of general research problems and historical progressions. In a number of places the lessons of the past offer potentially useful insights for future work." Marc Lipsitch, The Quarterly Review of Biology