Greenwood, David, 1935-

Antimicrobial drugs chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph / [[Book] :] David Greenwood. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xxix, 429 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Agents of infection -- Out of darkness -- From quinine to sulphonamides (by way of serendipity) -- Wonder drugs -- The taming of tuberculosis and leprosy -- The golden years of pills and profits -- Progress against parasites -- The poor relations : fungi and viruses -- The spectre at the feast.

All age.

9780199534845 0199534845 (alk. paper)

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101317929 DNLM 014100401 Uk


Anti-infective agents--History--20th century.
Anti-Infective Agents--history.
History, 20th Century.

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