Bergstrom, Carl T.

Antibiotic resistance and hospital-acquired infection [electronic resource] / Carl T. Bergstrom. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.) : color, sound). - Evolution and medicine : how new applications advance research and practice, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Rates and consequences of hospital acquired infection -- History of antibiotic resistance -- The process of natural selection -- Mutation as a source of resistance -- Lateral gene transfer -- The bacterial ecology of a hospital -- Resistance in the community -- Agricultural use of antibiotics -- Modeling resistance in a hospital -- Antibiotic cycling.

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