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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 7th edDescription: 1 online resource (431 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191004001
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Antimicrobial ChemotherapyDDC classification:
  • 616.90461
LOC classification:
  • RM267.A585 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1 General properties of antimicrobial agents -- 1 Mechanisms of action and resistance to modern antibacterials, with a history of their development -- 2 Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis -- 3 Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis -- 4 Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics -- 5 Antiviral agents -- 6 Antiretroviral agents -- 7 Drugs used in the treatment of viral hepatitis -- 8 Antifungal agents -- 9 Antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents -- Part 2 Resistance to antimicrobial agents -- 10 The problem of resistance -- 11 The genetics and mechanisms of acquired resistance -- Part 3 General principles of usage of antimicrobial agents -- 12 Laboratory investigations and the treatment of infection -- 13 General principles of the treatment of infection -- 14 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles -- 15 Prescribing in special groups: effects of age, pregnancy, body weight, and hepatic and renal impairment -- 16 OPAT: outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy -- 17 Adverse drug reactions, and patient safety -- 18 Chemoprophylaxis and immunization -- 19 Guidelines, formularies, and antimicrobial policies -- 20 Antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance of antimicrobial consumption, and its consequences -- Part 4 Therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents -- 21 Respiratory tract infections -- 22 Topical use of antimicrobial agents -- 23 Urinary tract infections -- 24 Sexually transmitted infections -- 25 Gastrointestinal infections -- 26 Serious bacterial bloodstream infections -- 27 Bone and joint infections -- 28 Infections of the central nervous system -- 29 Skin and soft-tissue infections -- 30 Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases -- 31 Infections in immunocompromised patients, including HIV/AIDS -- 32 Viral infections.
33 Management of HIV infection -- 34 Treatment of chronic viral hepatitis -- 35 Parasitic disease -- 36 The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs -- Appendix: Recommendations for Further Reading -- Index.
Summary: A valuable resource for undergraduates and graduates providing a thorough grounding in the scientific basis and clinical application of antimicrobial drugs. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most recently licensed agents, including the treatment of HIV and contains guidance on prescribing and infection control practices.
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Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1 General properties of antimicrobial agents -- 1 Mechanisms of action and resistance to modern antibacterials, with a history of their development -- 2 Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis -- 3 Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis -- 4 Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics -- 5 Antiviral agents -- 6 Antiretroviral agents -- 7 Drugs used in the treatment of viral hepatitis -- 8 Antifungal agents -- 9 Antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents -- Part 2 Resistance to antimicrobial agents -- 10 The problem of resistance -- 11 The genetics and mechanisms of acquired resistance -- Part 3 General principles of usage of antimicrobial agents -- 12 Laboratory investigations and the treatment of infection -- 13 General principles of the treatment of infection -- 14 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles -- 15 Prescribing in special groups: effects of age, pregnancy, body weight, and hepatic and renal impairment -- 16 OPAT: outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy -- 17 Adverse drug reactions, and patient safety -- 18 Chemoprophylaxis and immunization -- 19 Guidelines, formularies, and antimicrobial policies -- 20 Antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance of antimicrobial consumption, and its consequences -- Part 4 Therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents -- 21 Respiratory tract infections -- 22 Topical use of antimicrobial agents -- 23 Urinary tract infections -- 24 Sexually transmitted infections -- 25 Gastrointestinal infections -- 26 Serious bacterial bloodstream infections -- 27 Bone and joint infections -- 28 Infections of the central nervous system -- 29 Skin and soft-tissue infections -- 30 Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases -- 31 Infections in immunocompromised patients, including HIV/AIDS -- 32 Viral infections.

33 Management of HIV infection -- 34 Treatment of chronic viral hepatitis -- 35 Parasitic disease -- 36 The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs -- Appendix: Recommendations for Further Reading -- Index.

A valuable resource for undergraduates and graduates providing a thorough grounding in the scientific basis and clinical application of antimicrobial drugs. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most recently licensed agents, including the treatment of HIV and contains guidance on prescribing and infection control practices.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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