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Clinical Use of Anti-infective Agents

A Guide on How to Prescribe Drugs Used to Treat Infections

  • Designed as a teaching vehicle for pharmacy, nursing, physician assistant, medical students and clinical practitioners
  • Provides a quick-reference guide for pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and clinical microbiologists
  • Features illustrative case studies, commentary, and study questions

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction to Anti-infective Therapy, Structures and Mechanisms of Action of Commonly Used Antibacterial Agents

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction and History

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 3-4
    3. Basic Principles of Drug Delivery and Dosing

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 5-21
    4. Sulfonamides

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 23-27
    5. Penicillins

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 29-38
    6. Cephalosporins

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 39-46
    7. Monobactam: Aztreonam

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 47-49
    8. Carbapenems

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 51-55
    9. Glycopeptides and Other Agents Used to Treat Gram-Positive Cocci

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 57-68
    10. Aminoglycosides

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 75-80
    11. Macrolides

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 81-84
    12. Metronidazole and Clindamycin

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 85-88
    13. Quinolones

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 89-92
    14. Tetracyclines

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 93-97
    15. Pleuromutilin

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 99-100
    16. Antimicrobial Stewardship: Evolution into the Twenty-First Century

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 101-107
  3. The Clinician Approaches a Patient with an Infectious Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
    2. Clinical Approach to the Treatment of Infectious Diseases

      • Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy
      Pages 111-114

About this book

This second edition of Clinical Use of Anti-Infective Agents provides a comprehensive overview of current approaches to using drugs to treat infections, including historical perspectives, definitions, and discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their uses. It includes a detailed explanation of different classes of drugs, outlining their spectrum, pharmacokinetics, side effects, and dosing in clinical settings. This book has been designed as a reference tool for pharmacists, clinicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical microbiologists, as well as a teaching vehicle for students studying infection and patient treatment.

Each section includes references allowing for in-depth study of specific agents, Q&As, and illustrative case studies accompanied by commentary on how to approach patients and organisms, optimal methods of making a diagnosis, and prescribing treatment.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA

    Robert W. Finberg

  • Baptist Health, Montgomery, USA

    Roy Guharoy

About the authors

Robert W. FinbergRichard Haidack Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts
Medical School
Worcester, MA, USA
Robert.Finberg@umassmed.edu


Roy Guharoy
System Vice President
Baptist Health System, Montgomery, AL
UMass Memorial Health Care Clinical Professor of Medicine 
University of Massachusetts 
Medical School 
Worcester, MA, USA 
Roy.Guharoy@umassmemorial.org

Bibliographic Information

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Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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