Acts of resistance : antibiotic use and prescribing culture in the United States / Katharina Rynkiewich

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rynkiewich, Katharina, 1990- Author.

Series:

Policy to practice (Nashville, Tenn.)

Policy to practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antibiotics--Therapeutic use--United States.

Antibiotics.

Drugs--Prescribing--United States.

Drugs.

Drug utilization--United States.

Drug utilization.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Antibiotics--Therapeutic use.

Drugs--Prescribing.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Antibiotic use and prescribing culture in the United States

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2026

Summary:

"In Acts of Resistance, Katharina Rynkiewich gives an account of the fight to save the utility of antibiotic medicines amid global antimicrobial resistance"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : Exploring how two hospitals illuminate the history, present, and future of antibiotic prescribing

Microbes, infection, and antimicrobial resistance : Surveillance and intervention

The social dynamics of antibiotic prescribing : Practices and infection management

Antimicrobial stewardship in action : The structure of policy and programming

Medical practitioners and the pressure to behave : Resisting responsibilization

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed July 20, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Rynkiewich, Katharina, 1990- Acts of resistance

ISBN:

9780826500403

0826500404

9780826500397

0826500390

OCLC:

1601047777

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license