Infectious Diseases: From Prevention to Control

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Yvette S. Brewer (Editor)

Series: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
BISAC: MED022090

This book contains four selected chapters on infectious diseases, covering topics from prevention to control. Chapter One examines the potential of solid lipid nanoparticles to act as innovative treatment and prophylaxis options for infectious diseases. Chapter Two provides an agent-based model of infectious diseases that incorporates the roles of immune cells and antibodies. Chapter Three is an overview of endophytic actinobacteria as a source of novel bioactive metabolites for the treatment of infectious diseases. Chapter Four examines the issue of antibiotic resistance and stewardship that faces humanity at this time.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as Innovative Strategies for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases
C. Rodríguez Laboccetta¹,², A. Videla Garrido², V. Briceño Fernández¹,², M. A. Toscanini¹,², A. D. Nusblat¹ and M. L. Cuestas²
¹Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
²Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chapter 2. An Agent-Based Model of Infectious Diseases That Incorporates the Roles of Immune Cells and Antibodies
Shigeaki Ogibayashi
Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan

Chapter 3. Endophytic Actinobacteria: A Source of Novel Bioactive Metabolites for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Juri Saikia¹,², Rajkumari Mazumdar¹,³ and Debajit Thakur¹
¹Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, India
²Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India
³Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Cotton University, Guwahati, India

Chapter 4. Infectious Diseases: Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship
Rajkumari Mazumdar¹,², Juri Saikia¹,³ and Debajit Thakur¹
¹Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, India
²Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Cotton University, Guwahati, India
³Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India

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