The resistance phenomenon in microbes and infectious disease vectors : implications for human health and strategies for containment : workshop summary / Stacey L. Knobler [and others], editors.

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003], ©2003.

xix, 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

1. Introduction -- 2. Microbe resistance -- 3. Vector resistance -- 4. The economics of resistance -- 5. Factors contributing to the emergence of resistance -- 6. Emerging tools and technology for countering resistance -- 7. Strategies to contain the development and consequences of resistance.

Includes bibliographical references.