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Key Features
Illustrations help you understand how antibiotics fight against bacterial infections.
Mnemonics throughout the text make it easier to remember which antibiotics are prescribed for specific pathogens.
Searchable online version of the text takes you to the content you need from any web-enabled device.
Case studies demonstrate how the principles set forth in the text are applied in clinical practice.
Questions and answers improve your ability to choose the right antibacterial agent.
Appendices include dosing for adults and children, use of antibacterial agents in pregnancy, and treatment of bioterrorism agents.
About the Book: Antibiotics Basics for Clinicians-The ABCs fo Choosing The Right Antibacterial Agent: 2nd Edition
Easy-to-apply set of principles for in the right antibiotic Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians, Second Edition, shows you how to apply your knowledge of pharmacology and microbiology in order to the appropriate antibiotic. Rather than rely on rote memorization, you rsquoll learn the underlying rationale for treatment of common infectious diseases and pathogens. The text focuses on antibacterial agents, examining individual antibiotics and antibiotic classes as well as definitive and empiric therapiesm dash providing a framework for prescription and clinical preparation for students training to be physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacologists, or medical technologists. Clinicians also rely on Antibiotic Basics for quick reference or review.
The Second Edition includes current research and new approaches to emerging resistant organisms such as community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aurous and Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase-producing bacteria. In addition, the book has been updated to reflect changes in treatment guidelines, including new guidelines for Clostridium difficult colitis and urinary tract infections.
Contents
Preface
I.Bacterial Basics
1.Cell Envelope
2.Protein Production
3.Replication
4.Measuring Susceptibility to Antibiotics
II.Antibacterial Agents
5.Antibiotics That Target the Cell Envelope
beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Glycopeptides
Daptomycin,
Colistin
6.Antibiotics That Block Protein Production
bull Rifamycins
bull Aminoglycosides
bull Macrolides and Ketolides
bull Tetracyclines and Glycylcyclines
bull Chloramphenicol
bull Clindamycin
bull Streptogramins
bull Linezolid
bull Nitrofurantoin
7.Antibiotics That Target DNA and Replication
bull Sulfa Drugs
bull Quinolones
bull Metronidazole
8.Antimycobacterial Agents
9.Summary of Antibacterial Agents
III.Definitive Therapy
10.Gram-Positive Bacteria
bull Staphylococci
bull Pneumococci
bull Other Streptococci
bull Enterococci
bull Other Gram-Positive Bacteria
11.Gram-Negative Bacteria
bull Enterobacteriaceae
bull Pseudomonas
bull Neisseria
bull Curved Gram-Negative Bacilli
bull Other Gram-Negative Bacteria
12.Anaerobic Bacteria
bull Clostridia
bull Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli
13.Atypical Bacteria
bull Chlamydia
bull Mycoplasma
bull Legionella
bull Francisella tularensis
bull Rickettsia
14.Spirochetes
bull Treponema pallidum
bull Borrelia burgdorferi
bull Leptospira interrogans
15.Mycobacteria
bull Mycobacterium tuberculosis
bull Mycobacterium avium Complex
bull Mycobacterium leprae
IV.Empiric Therapy
16.Pneumonia
17.Urinary Tract Infections
18.Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
19.Meningitis
20.Cellulitis
21.Otitis Media
22.Infective Endocarditis
23.Intravascular-Related Catheter Infections
24.Intra-Abdominal Infections
V.Clinical Cases
VI.Review Questions and Answers
Appendices
1.Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Adults
2.Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Children
3.Dosing of Antibacterial Agents in Adults With Renal Insufficiency
4.Antibacterial Agents in Pregnancy
5.Generic and Trade Names of Commonly Used Antibacterial Agents
6.Treatment of Infections Caused by Bacterial Agents of Bioterrorism
7.Medical References
8.Literary References
9.Answers to Chapter Questions
Index
ISBN - 9788184737073
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Pages : 336
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