Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike othe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Finch, Roger
Otros Autores: Davey, Peter, Wilcox, Mark H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2012.
Edición:6th ed.
Temas:
Anti-infective agents.
Communicable diseases > Chemotherapy.
Therapeutics.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Anti-Infective Agents > therapeutic use
Therapeutics
Anti-Infective Agents > pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Infections > drug therapy.
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiinfectieux.
Maladies infectieuses > Chimiothérapie.
Thérapeutique.
Micro-organismes > Résistance aux médicaments.
treating (health care function)
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Anti-infective agents
Communicable diseases > Chemotherapy
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk ofcross-infection). As a consequence, there is a constant requirement for new agents, as well as practices that ensure the continu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (934 pages)
ISBN:9780191628658
0191628654

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