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Antibiotic Policies

Theory and Practice

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Ian M. Gould

    1. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, UK

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  2. Jos W. M. Meer

    1. University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Antibiotic Policies—A Historical Perspective

    • Ian Phillips
    Pages 1-14

  3. Guideline Implementation: It is Not Impossible

    • Peter A. Gross
    Pages 15-22

  4. UK Guidelines: Methodology and Standards of Care

    • Dilip Nathwani
    Pages 23-35

  5. Pneumonia Guidelines in Practice

    • Gavin Barlow
    Pages 37-66

  6. Collecting, Converting, and Making Sense of Hospital Antimicrobial Consumption Data

    • Stephanie Natsch
    Pages 67-74

  7. How Do Measurements of Antibiotic Consumption Relate to Antibiotic Resistance?

    • Roger L. White
    Pages 75-103

  8. Quantitative Measurement of Antibiotic Use

    • Fiona M. MacKenzie, Ian M. Gould
    Pages 105-118

  9. Benchmarking

    • Henrik Westh
    Pages 119-131

  10. Experiences with Antimicrobial Utilisation Surveillance and Benchmarking

    • Catherine M. Dollman
    Pages 133-158

  11. Interventions to Optimise Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: The UK Approach

    • Erwin M. Brown
    Pages 159-183

  12. Improving Prescribing in Surgical Prophylaxis

    • Jos W. M. van der Meer, Marjo van Kasteren
    Pages 185-195

  13. Audits for Monitoring the Quality of Antimicrobial Prescriptions

    • Inge C. Gyssens
    Pages 197-226

  14. Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Management Teams and the Role of the Pharmacist in Management of Infection

    • Karen Knox, W. Lawson, A. Holmes
    Pages 227-249

  15. Antibiotic Policy—Slovenian Experiences

    • Milan ÄŒižman, Bojana Beović
    Pages 251-260

  16. Intensive Care Unit

    • Hakan Hanberger, Dominique L. Monnet, Lennart E. Nilsson
    Pages 261-279

  17. The Real Cost of MRSA

    • Stephanie J. Dancer
    Pages 281-309

  18. Antifungal Agents: Resistance and Rational Use

    • Frank C. Odds
    Pages 311-330

  19. Strategies for the Rational Use of Antivirals

    • Sheila M. L. Waugh, William F. Carman
    Pages 331-349

  20. Disinfection Policies in Hospitals and the Community

    • Emine Alp, Andreas Voss
    Pages 351-366
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For 50 years, antibiotics have been dispensed like sweets. This must not be allowed to continue. This unique book assembles contributions from experts around the world concerned with responsible use of antibiotics and the consequences of overuse. For the first time, it provides up to the minute texts on both the theoretical aspects of antibiotic stewardship and the practical aspects of its implementation, with consideration of the key differences between developed and developing countries. All concerned with teaching, practice and administration of clinical medicine, surgery, pharmacy, public health, clinical pharmacology, microbiology, infectious diseases and clinical therapeutics will find Antibiotic Policies: Theory and Practice essential reading. Antibiotic use and resistance is not just the responsibility of specialists in the field but the responsibility of all doctors, pharmacists, nurses, healthcare administrators, patients and the general public.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, UK

    Ian M. Gould

  • University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Jos W. M. Meer

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