Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph / David Greenwood.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

xxix, 429 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.