The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors:

Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment -- Workshop Summary

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Publication Year:2003

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Stacey L. Knobler, Stanley M. Lemon, Marian Najafi, and Tom Burroughs, Editors, Forum on Emerging Infections
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The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, ...
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Front Matter	i-xx
Summary and Assessment	1-18	(skim)
1. Introduction	19-43	(skim)
2. Microbe Resistance	44-78	(skim)
3. Vector Resistance	79-106	(skim)
4. The Economics of Resistance	107-129	(skim)
5. Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Resistance	130-158	(skim)
6. Emerging Tools and Technology for Countering Resistance	159-195	(skim)
7 Strategies to Contain the Development and Consquences of Resistance	196-230	(skim)
Appendix A: Publc Health Consquences of Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Agriculture	231-243	(skim)
Appendix B: Agenda: Issues of Resistance: Microbes,Vectors, and the Host	244-248	(skim)
Appendix C: Information Resources	249-255	(skim)
Appendix D: Executive Summary: WHO Report	256-273	(skim)
Appendix E: Executive Summary: GFHR Report	274-278	(skim)
Appendix F: Executive Summary: Interagency Task Force Report	279-286	(skim)
Appendix G: Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies	287-313	(skim)

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The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, we have tamed many former microbial foes, yet with few new antimicrobial agents and vaccines in the pipeline, and rapidly increasing drug resistance among infectious microbes, we teeter on the brink of loosing the upperhand in our ongoing struggle against these foes, old and new. The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors examines our understanding of the relationships among microbes, disease vectors, and human hosts, and explores possible new strategies for meeting the challenge of resistance.

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