Antibiotic Handbook, 3rd Edition

Author: Robert F. Betts Richard E. Reese Bora Gumustop
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This manual is divided into two parts. The first part provides a detailed analysis of common infectious diseases encountered in outpatient and inpatient settings, such as upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, sepsis, and abdominal infections, from a clinical practical perspective. The second part explores the indications, commonly used dosages, side effects, and economic costs of various antibiotics, while also introducing new drugs such as linezolid, novel quinolones, and quinidine. The concern about antibiotic resistance has been a central theme throughout the book. The authors have given special attention to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.