Antimicrobial chemotherapy
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Antimicrobial chemotherapy
Oxford University Press, 1995
3rd ed
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:hbk ISBN 9780198548393
Description
This text aims to introduce advanced medical students and young doctors to the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy, and to foster good prescribing habits, which are essential if antibiotics are to retain their value for the future. Topics covered include the general properties of antimicrobial agents of all kinds (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic), laboratory aspects of antimicrobial chemotherapy, problems of resistance, general principles of treatment (including pharmacokinetic aspects and the special problems of children and the elderly), side effects, chemoprophylaxis, and the treatment of specific groups of infectious diseases. There is a useful postscript on the development of new antimicrobial drugs.
Table of Contents
- Part I. General Properties of Antimicrobial Agents
- Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis
- Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis
- Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics
- Antifungal agents
- Antiprotozoal and antihelminthic agents
- Antiviral agents
- Part II. Laboratory Aspects of Antimicrobial Therapy
- Antibiotic sensitivity testing
- Antibiotic assay
- Antibiotic interactions
- Use of the laboratory
- Part III. Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents
- The problem of resistance
- Mechanisms of acquired resistance
- The genetics of resistance
- Control of the spread of resistance
- Part IV. General Principles of Usage of Antimicrobial Agents
- General principles of the treatment of infection
- Pharmacokinetics
- Prescribing in the young and the elderly
- Adverse reactions to antibiotics
- Chemoprophylaxis
- Part V. The Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Agents
- Respiratory tract infection
- Urinary infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Bacteraemia and Endocarditis
- Skin and soft-tissue infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Mycobacterial disease
- Meningitis and brain abscess
- Viral infections
- Infection in immunocompromised patients
- Venereal diseases
- Parasitic diseases
- Topical use of antimicrobial agents
- Postscript: The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs.
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:pbk ISBN 9780198549444
Description
This text aims to introduce advanced medical students and young doctors to the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy, and to foster good prescribing habits, which are essential if antibiotics are to retain their value for the future. Topics covered include the general properties of antimicrobial agents of all kinds (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiparasitic), laboratory aspects of antimicrobial chemotherapy, problems of resistance, general principles of treatment (including pharmacokinetic aspects and the special problems of children and the elderly), side effects, chemoprophylaxis, and the treatment of specific groups of infectious diseases. There is a useful postscript on the development of new antimicrobial drugs.
Table of Contents
Historical Introduction. Part I. General Properties of Antimicrobial Agents. 1.: Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis. 2.: Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis. 3.: Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics. 4.: Antifungal agents. 5.: Antiprotozoal and antihelminthic agents. 6.: Antiviral agents. Part II. Laboratory Aspects of Antimicrobial Therapy. 7.: Antibiotic sensitivity testing. 8.: Antibiotic assay. 9.: Antibiotic interactions. 10.: Use of the laboratory. Part III. Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents. 11.: The problem of resistance. 12.: Mechanisms of acquired resistance. 13.: The genetics of resistance. 14.: Control of the spread of resistance. Part IV. General Principles of Usage of Antimicrobial Agents. 15.: General principles of the treatment of infection. 16.: Pharmacokinetics. 17.: Prescribing in the young and the elderly. 18.: Adverse reactions to antibiotics. 19.: Chemoprophylaxis. Part V. The Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Agents. 20.: Respiratory tract infection. 21.: Urinary infections. 22.: Gastrointestinal infections. 23.: Bacteraemia and Endocarditis. 24.: Skin and soft-tissue infections. 25.: Bone and joint infections. 26.: Mycobacterial disease. 27.: Meningitis and brain abscess. 28.: Viral infections. 29.: Infection in immunocompromised patients. 30.: Venereal diseases. 31.: Parasitic diseases. 32.: Topical use of antimicrobial agents. 33.: Postscript: The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs. Recommendations for further reading
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