Title: Antimicrobial chemotherapy /
Authors: Greenwood, David, 1935-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Anti-infective agents.; Communicable diseases Chemotherapy; Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use; Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology; Infections drug therapy
Abstract: The fifth edition of this successful book encourages good prescribing habits in doctors throughout the world, by describing the basic properties of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, and discussing the principles underlying the rational use of antimicrobial agents in the management of infection.
Contents: Historical Introduction -- Part 1. 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 anthelminthic agents ; 6. Antiviral agents ; 7. Antiretroviral agents -- Part 2. Resistance to antimicrobial agents. 8. The problem of resistance ; 9. Mechanisms of acquired resistance ; 10. Genetics of resistance ; 11. Control of the spread of resistance -- Part 3. General principles of usage of antimicrobial agents. 12. Use of the laboratory ; 13. General principles of the treatment of infection ; 14. Pharmacokinetics ; 15. Prescribing for children and the elderly ; 16. Adverse reactions ; 17. Chemoprophylaxis ; 18. Guidelines, formularies and antimicrobial policies -- Part 4. Therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents. 19. Respiratory tract infections ; 20. Urinary infections ; 21. Gastrointestinal infections ; 22. Bacteraemia and endocarditis ; 23. Skin and soft tissue infections ; 24. Bone and joint infections ; 25. Mycobacterial disease ; 26. Infections of the central nervous system ; 27. Viral infections ; 28. Infection in immunocompromised patients including HIV/AIDS ; 29. Sexually transmitted infections ; 30. Parasitic diseases ; 31. Topical use of antimicrobial agents -- 32. Postscript. The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs