Antimicrobial drugs : chronicle of a twentieth century medical triumph /
Greenwood, David,1935-
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Anti-infective agents