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 seen in outpatient and inpatient settings, such as upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, sepsis, and intra-abdominal infections, from a clinical practical perspective. The second part discusses the indications, common dosages, side effects, and economic costs of various antibiotics; it also introduces new drugs such as linezolid, novel fluoroquinolones, and quinupristin-dalfopristin. The focus on antibiotic resistance remains a central theme throughout the book, with the editors giving special attention to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.