Rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a global health concern rapidly increasing in its magnitude.Hospitals represent a critical component of the antimicrobial resistance problem worldwide.This book contain sections about the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance,how antibacterial drug resistance occurs, types and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, the genetic elements and the transfer of antibiotic resistance between animal and man. Laboratory techniques used to detect antibiotic resistance, prevention and control of antibiotic resistance, important infections associated with...

Love can be equated with death and decay, particularly if the act of love caused the spread of a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Sexually transmitted diseases are among the first ten causes of unpleasant diseases in young adult males in developing countries and the second major cause of unpleasant diseases in young adult women worldwide. Sexually transmitted diseases are a major global cause of infertility, long-term disability and death with severe medical and psychological consequences for millions of men, women and infants. Syphilis is one of many diseases that is spread through sexual...