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Management of antimicrobials in infectious diseases : impact of antibiotic resistance /

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Optimal antimicrobial use is essential in this era of escalating antibiotic resistance. Clinicians, particularly those on the frontlines of care, need an understanding of the management of common infectious diseases and the appropriate use of antimicrobials in the context of resistant pathogens. In...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mainous, Arch G., Pomeroy, Claire, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001]
Series:Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.)
Subjects:
Communicable diseases > Treatment.
Communicable diseases > Chemotherapy.
Anti-infective agents.
Infection > drug therapy.
Anti-Infective Agents > therapeutic use.
Communicable Diseases > drug therapy.
Maladies infectieuses > Traitement.
Maladies infectieuses > Chimiothérapie.
Antiinfectieux.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Antibiotic resistance and implications for the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents / T.S. Stalder, L.C. Preheim
  • Gram-positive bacteria / T.S. Stalder, L.C. Preheim
  • Gram-negative bacteria / R.P. Rapp, K.E. Record
  • Viruses / G.S. Felzien, E.A. Brown
  • Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / F. Romanelli, C. Pomeroy
  • Fungal infections / C. Pomeroy, N.L. Goodman
  • Upper respiratory infections and acute bronchitis / A.G. Mainous III, W.J. Heuston
  • Diagnosis and Management of pneumonia / S. Natarajan, K. Rakes
  • Tuberculosis / M.E. Evans
  • Current cost-effective management of urinary tract infections / J.R. Johnson
  • Sexually transmitted diseases / A.C. Thornton, D. Adkins, J. Arno
  • Gastrointestinal tract infections / L. Haas, L. Marsano
  • Endocarditis / L. Daghestani
  • Infections of the central nervous system / A. Nath, J. Berger
  • Common infections of the skin and bone / P.J. Carek, J. Sack
  • Strategies for optimal antimicrobial use / L.M.
  • Dickerson, A.G. Mainous III
  • Antimicrobial resistant flora in the hospital / B.S. Ribner
  • Infections in the imunocompromised host / V.A. Morrison
  • Future trends in antimicrobial use / A.G. Mainous III, C. Pomeroy.