Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases: Impact of Antibiotic Resistance (Infectious Disease)

✍ Scribed by Arch G. Mainous III, Claire Pomeroy

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 366
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Arch Mainous III, PhD, Claire Pomeroy, MD, and a panel of experienced physicians offer an eminently practical summary of the most effective evidence-based antimicrobial treatments encountered in both hospital and outpatient settings. Focusing on the clinical impact of appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the book emphasizes those newer aspects of infectious disease management necessitated by the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. It also discusses the major pathogens involved so that practicing clinicians will not only diagnose, but also better treat the infections and complications they cause. Multidisciplinary and highly practical, Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases: Impact of Antibiotic Resistance offers busy clinicians and nurse practitioners a comprehensive and informed guide to navigating the difficult treatment decisions created by the rising tide of antibiotic resistance today.

✦ Table of Contents

Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 14
I Introduction......Page 16
1 Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents......Page 18
II Significant Pathogens......Page 42
2 Gram-Positive Bacteria......Page 44
3 Gram-Negative Bacteria......Page 58
4 Viruses......Page 76
5 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome......Page 100
6 Fungal Infections......Page 116
III Management of Infectious Diseases......Page 140
7 Upper Respiratory Infections and Acute Bronchitis......Page 142
8 Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia......Page 158
9 Tuberculosis......Page 172
10 Current Cost-Effective Management of Urinary Tract Infections......Page 186
11 Sexually Transmitted Diseases......Page 200
12 Gastrointestinal Tract Infections......Page 232
13 Endocarditis......Page 254
14 Infections of the Central Nervous System......Page 268
15 Common Infections of the Skin and Bone......Page 288
IV Special Considerations......Page 304
16 Strategies for Optimal Antimicrobial Use......Page 306
17 Antimicrobial Resistant Flora in the Hospital......Page 322
18 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host......Page 330
19 Future Trends in Antimicrobial Use......Page 346
Index......Page 356