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Author Davey, Peter G., author.

Title Antimicrobial chemotherapy / Peter Davey [and three others]
Edition Seventh edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 419 pages .)
Contents Part 1. General properties of antimicrobial agents. 1. Mechanisms of action and resistance to modern antibacterial with a history of their development ; 2. Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis ; 3. Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis ; 4. Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics ; 5. Antiviral agents ; 6. Antiretroviral agents ; 7. Drugs used in the treatment of viral hepatitis ; 8. Antifungal agents ; 9. Antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents -- Part 2. Resistance to antimicrobial agents. 10. The problem of resistance ; 11. The genetics and mechanisms of acquired resistance -- Part 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 pharmacodynamics principles ; 15. Prescribing in special groups : effects of age, pregnancy, body weight, hepatic and renal impairment 16: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy ; 17. Adverse drug reactions and patient safety ; 18. Chemoprophylaxis and immunisation ; 19. Guidelines, formularies, and antimicrobial policies ; 20. Antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance of antimicrobial consumption and its consequences -- Part 4. Therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents. 21. Respiratory tract infections ; 22. Topical use of antimicrobial agents ; 23. Urinary tract infections ; 24. Sexually transmitted infections ; 25. Gastrointestinal infections ; 26. Serious bacterial 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 infection ; 34. Treatment of chronic viral hepatitis ; 35. Parasitic disease ; 36. The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs
Summary The fully revised and updated seventh edition of 'Antimicrobial Chemotherapy' is an essential guide to the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy, the problem of resistance and its control through policies, antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance. It provides an aid to informed, rational prescribing for common bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Anti-infective agents.
Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents -- pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Infections -- drug therapy
Anti-Infective Agents
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Anti-infective agents
Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191004001
0191004006
9780191769412
019176941X
9780191004018
0191004014