Antibiotic essentials
By: edited by  Burke A. Cunha
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Physicians' Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Subury, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780763761189
Subjects: Antibiotics; Handbooks, manuals; Bacterial diseases; Chemotherapy; Communicable diseases; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Communicable Diseases; Drug therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Overview of Antimicrobial Therapy -- ; title: Factors in Antibiotic Selection -- ; title: Factors in Antibiotic Dosing -- ; title: Microbiology and Susceptibility Testing -- ; title: Other Considerations in Antibiotic Therapy -- ; title: Empiric Antibiotic Therapy -- ; title: Antibiotic Failure -- ; title: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection -- ; title: Pitfalls in Antibiotic Therapy --  -- 2.; title: Empiric Therapy by Syndrome -- ; title: CNS Infections -- ; title: Acute bacterial meningitis -- ; title: Acute non-bacterial/chronic meningitis -- ; title: Encephalitis -- ; title: Brain abscess, subdural empyema, cavernous vein thrombosis, intracranial suppurative thrombophlebitis -- ; title: HEENT Infections -- ; title: Facial/periorbital cellulitis -- ; title: Sinusitis -- ; title: Keratitis -- ; title: Conjunctivitis -- ; title: Chorioretinitis -- ; title: Endophthalmitis -- ; title: External otitis -- ; title: Otitis media -- ; title: Mastoiditis -- ; title: Suppurative parotitis -- ; title: Pharyngitis/chronic fatigue syndrome -- ; title: Thrush (oropharyngeal candidiasis) -- ; title: Mouth ulcers/vesicles -- ; title: Deep neck infections, Lemierre's syndrome, severe dental infections -- ; title: Epiglottitis -- ; title: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- ; title: Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis -- ; title: Mediastinitis -- ; title: Community-acquired pneumonia -- ; title: Lung abscess/empyema -- ; title: Nosocomial pneumonia -- ; title: Cardiovascular Infections -- ; title: Subacute bacterial endocarditis -- ; title: Acute bacterial endocarditis -- ; title: Prosthetic valve endocarditis -- ; title: Pericarditis/myocarditis -- ; title: IV line/pacemaker infections -- ; title: Vascular graft infections -- ; title: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections -- ; title: Esophagitis -- ; title: Peptic ulcer disease -- ; title: Gastric perforation -- ; title: Infectious diarrhea/typhoid (enteric) fever -- ; title: Cholecystitis -- ; title: Cholangitis -- ; title: Gallbladder wall abscess/perforation -- ; title: Acute pancreatitis -- ; title: Pancreatic abscess -- ; title: Liver abscess -- ; title: Hepatosplenic candidiasis -- ; title: Viral hepatitis -- ; title: Intraabdominal or pelvic peritonitis/abscess (colitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, septic pelvic thrombophlebitis, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, CAPD-associated peritonitis, TB peritonitis) -- ; title: Genitourinary Tract Infections -- ; title: Dysuria-pyuria syndrome -- ; title: Cystitis -- ; title: Catheter-associated bacteriuria/candiduria -- ; title: Epididymitis -- ; title: Pyelonephritis/renal TB -- ; title: Renal abscess (intrarenal/perinephric) -- ; title: Prostatitis/prostatic abscess -- ; title: Urosepsis -- ; title: Pelvic inflammatory disease, salpingitis, tuboovarian abscess, endometritis, endomyometritis, septic abortion -- ; title: Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- ; title: Urethritis/cervicitis -- ; title: Vaginitis/balanitis -- ; title: Genital vesicles -- ; title: Genital ulcers -- ; title: Suppurating inguinal adenopathy -- ; title: Genital/perianal warts -- ; title: Syphilis -- ; title: Bone and Joint Infections -- ; title: Septic arthritis/bursitis -- ; title: Lyme disease/arthritis -- ; title: Infected joint prosthesis -- ; title: Osteomyelitis -- ; title: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- ; title: Cellulitis (erysipelas/impetigo), lymphangitis/soft tissue infections -- ; title: Complicated soft tissue infections -- ; title: Skin ulcers -- ; title: Skin abscesses/infected cysts (skin pustules/boils, furunculosis) -- ; title: Skin vesicles (non-genital) -- ; title: Wound infections -- ; title: Superficial fungal skin/nail infections -- ; title: Skin infestations -- ; title: Ischiorectal/perirectal abscess -- ; title: Sepsis/Septic Shock -- ; title: Febrile Neutropenia -- ; title: Infections in Organ Transplants -- ; title: Bacteremia -- ; title: Fungemia -- ; title: Encephalitis/meningitis -- ; title: Brain abscess/mass lesion -- ; title: Focal/segmental pulmonary infiltrates -- ; title: Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates -- ; title: Viral hepatitis -- ; title: Toxin-Mediated Infectious Diseases -- ; title: Toxic shock syndrome -- ; title: Botulism -- ; title: Tetanus -- ; title: Diphtheria -- ; title: Bioterrorist Agents -- ; title: Anthrax -- ; title: Tularemic pneumonia -- ; title: Pneumonic plague -- ; title: Botulism -- ; title: Smallpox -- ; title: Ebola --  -- 3.; title: Initial Therapy of Isolates Pending Susceptibility Testing -- ; title: Index of Isolates -- ; title: Aerobic isolates -- ; title: Capnophilic Isolates -- ; title: Anaerobic Isolates -- ; title: Yeasts/Fungi -- ; title: Gram's/Giemsa Stain Technique -- ; title: Clinical Use of the CSF Gram Stain -- ; title: Clinical Use of the Sputum Gram Stain -- ; title: Clinical Use of the Urine Gram Stain -- ; title: Clinical Use of the Fecal Gram Stain --  -- 4.; title: Parasites, Fungi, Unusual Organisms -- ; title: Blood Pathogens -- ; title: CSF/Brain Pathogens -- ; title: Lung Pathogens -- ; title: Liver Pathogens -- ; title: Stool/Intestinal Pathogens -- ; title: Skin/Muscle Pathogens --  -- 5.; title: HIV Infection -- ; title: Overview -- ; title: Stages of HIV Infection -- ; title: Acute (Primary) HIV Infection -- ; title: Approach to HIV Testing -- ; title: Initial Assessment of HIV-infected Patients -- ; title: Antiretroviral Therapy -- ; title: Prophylaxis of Opportunistic Infections -- ; title: Treatment of Opportunistic Infections --  -- 6.; title: Prophylaxis and Immunizations -- ; title: General Principles of Antibiotic Prophylaxis -- ; title: Surgical Prophylaxis -- ; title: Post-Exposure Medical Prophylaxis -- ; title: Chronic Medical Prophylaxis/Suppression -- ; title: Endocarditis Prophylaxis -- ; title: Travel Prophylaxis -- ; title: Tetanus Prophylaxis -- ; title: Immunizations --  -- 7.; title: Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Drug Summaries -- ; title: CNS Infections -- ; title: HEENT Infections -- ; title: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- ; title: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections -- ; title: Vascular Infections -- ; title: Bone and Joint Infections -- ; title: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- ; title: Common Pediatric Antimicrobial Drugs --  -- 8.; title: Chest X-ray Atlas --  -- 9.; title: Infectious Disease Differential Diagnosis --  -- 10.; title: Antibiotic Pearls and Pitfalls --  -- 11.; title: Antimicrobial Drug Summaries.