Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops on Novel Antimicrobial Therapeutics
National Research Council · Division on Earth and Life Studies · Board on Life Sciences · Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Immunomodulation · Committee on New Directions in the Study of Antimicrobial Therapeutics: New Classes of Antimicrobials
Jan 2006 · National Academies Press
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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.
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