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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2012.
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| Edición: | 6th ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; List of abbreviations; 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 Antiviral agents; 5 Antiretroviral agents; 6 Drugs used in the treatment of viral hepatitis; 7 Antifungal agents; 8 Antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents; Part 2 Resistance to antimicrobial agents; 9 The problem of resistance; 10 The genetics and mechanisms of acquired resistance.
- 11 Control of the spread of resistance and Clostridium difficile infectionPart 3 General principles of usage of antimicrobial agents; 12 Laboratory investigations and the treatment of infection; 13 General principles of the treatment of infection; 14 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles; 15 Prescribing in children and the elderly; 16 Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT); 17 Adverse drug reactions; 18 Chemoprophylaxis and immunization; 19 Guidelines, formularies, and antimicrobial policies.
- 20 Antibiotic stewardship and the multi-professional antimicrobial management teamPart 4 Therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents; 21 Respiratory tract infections; 22 Topical use of antimicrobial agents; 23 Urinary infections; 24 Sexually transmitted infections; 25 Gastrointestinal infections; 26 Serious bloodstream infections; 27 Bone and joint infections; 28 Infections of the central nervous system; 29 Skin and soft tissue infections; 30 Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases; 31 Infections in immunocompromised patients including HIV/AIDS; 32 Viral infections.
- 33 Management of HIV infection34 Treatment of chronic viral hepatitis; 35 Parasitic diseases; 36 The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs; Recommendations for further reading; Index.