Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops on Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/11471

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Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World

Report of Two Workshops on Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics

(2006)

Humans coexist with millions of harmless microorganisms, but emerging diseases, resistance to antibiotics, and the threat of bioterrorism are forcing scientists to look for new ways to confront the microbes that do pose a danger. This report identifies innovative approaches to the development of antimicrobial drugs and vaccines based on a greater understanding of how the human immune system interacts with both good and bad microbes. The report concludes that the development of a single superdrug to fight all infectious agents is unrealistic.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Life Sciences; Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: New Classes of Antimicrobials; Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Immunomodulation

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National Research Council. 2006. Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops on Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/11471.

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102 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-10056-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/11471

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-6
Challenges for the Development of New Antimicrobials— Rethinking the Approaches: Report of a Workshop	7-36
Promising Approaches to the Development of Immunomodulation for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases: Report of a Workshop	37-62
Appendix A Statement of Task	63-64
Appendix B New Classes of Antimicrobials Committee Biographical Sketches	65-68
Appendix C New Classes of Antimicrobials Workshop	69-78
Appendix D Immunomodulation Committee Biographical Sketches	79-84
Appendix E Immunomodulation Workshop	85-92

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