1. Go to the aids website, http://aidsmeds.com/
Look up examples of several types of anti-HIV drugs, comparing information on costs, side effects, and problems in therapy.
2. Locate information on new types of antibacterial drugs called linezolid, evevnimycin, daptomycin, and Zyvox. Determine their mode of action and indication for use.
3. Go to the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/antibioticresistance/index.htm
Use the information provided there to discuss the problems of antibiotic resistance with family and friends.
4. An excellent source of case studies in the uses of antimicrobic drugs may be accessed on the CDC website, http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/DLS/master/cs.asp
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