Antibiotic and Chemotherapy: Anti-Infective Agents and Their Use in Therapy - Hardcover

Greenwood BSc PhD DSc FRCPath, David; Finch MB BS FRCP FRCP(Ed) FRCPath FFPM, Roger G.; Whitley MD, Richard J.; Norrby MD PhD FRCP, S. Ragnar

9780443071294: Antibiotic and Chemotherapy: Anti-Infective Agents and Their Use in Therapy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443071292 ISBN 13: 9780443071294

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2003

The completely revised and updated New Edition of this respected resource presents globally-relevant coverage of all types of antimicrobial agents used in human medicine, providing authoritative guidance on the principles and practice of antimicrobial chemotherapy. In addition to full coverage of every commonly used antibiotic agent, it includes complete coverage of all antiviral, antiprotozoan and anthelminthic agents. And, its unique 3-part structure makes it easy to locate information: Part I covers general aspects of treatment; Part II reviews every agent, including antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical use, and available preparations; Part III details the treatment of particular infections.

Discusses the increasing problem of multi-drug resistance and the wide range of new antiviral therapies now available for the treatment of HIV and other viral infections.
Reviews all of the new antimicrobial agents in detail.
Features more clinically focused sections on Pharmacokinetics.
Details new antifungal therapies, including voriconazole, liposomal, and amphotericin B.
Presents new tables on major drug interactions, placental transfer, and concentrations of agents in breast milk.
Features new sections on liver failure, drug development and licensing, and the implications of xenotransplantation.
Presents expanded coverage of Quinolone as well as new antimalarial combination therapies.
Offers cross-references to key web sites, for up-to-date information on treatment and drug resistance.

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About the Author:

Roger G Finch, FRCP, FRCPath, FFPM, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Nottingham and the Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK; David Greenwood, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, Emeritus Professor of Antimicrobial Science, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK; S. Ragnar Norrby, Department of Infectious Diseases, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; and Richard J Whitley, MD, Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, The Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL

Review:

As an authoritative account of anti-infective agents and their use in therapy, this book is an indispensable asset in every medical microbiologist's library. Copies should also be found in every self-respecting library within departments dealing with infected patients on a day-to-day basis.
ACP News - Summer 2004

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