Synopses & Reviews
Handy '" concise '" clearThe "always on-hand" pocket guideto the treatment of infectious diseases.
- The most important antibiotics and antimycotics:
Spectrum '" dosage '" side-effects
- Numerous tables sorted by substances, pathogens, indications
- Administration of antibiotics during pregnancy, renal and hepatic insufficiency, dialysis
- Including statements on the cost of therapy
Numerous tips and troubleshooting guides:
- Potential mistakes
- Therapy failures
- Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis
Adjusted to European standards:
Up-to-date substances, authorizations, resistances and trade names.
The first guide to antibiotic therapy for Europe!
This book will most certainly be a valuable asset for all those treating patients with infections. While primarily aimed at the hospital setting, most of the very useful information can certainly be used in other healthcare settings, too.
Andreas VossProfessor of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Synopsis
It fits in every jacket pocket and provides a quick reference guide for all clinically active physicians in hospitals or doctor"s practices. With the nearly unmanageable number of antibiotics an up-to-date, clear-cut presentation is essential. In clear tables '" sorted by substances, pathogens and indications '" spectra and recommendations for dosages can be easily looked up. Special problems such as the use of antibiotics during pregnancy, in perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, and for renal and hepatic insufficiency are also included. A guide for your daily work: handy, concise, and clear.
Adjusted to European standards: Up-to-date substances, authorizations, resistances and trade names.
The first guide to antibiotic therapy for Europe!
Synopsis
With an almost unmanageable number of antibiotics an up-to-date, clear-cut presentation is essential. This one fits in every jacket pocket and provides a quick reference guide for all clinically active physicians in hospitals or doctor"s practices.
Table of Contents
1 Classification of the Antibiotics.- 2 Generic and Trade Names '" Trade Names and Generics.- 3 Principles of Antibiotic Therapy.- 4 The Most Common Errors in Antibiotic Therapy.- 5 Important Infections and Their Microbiological Diagnosis.- 6 Cooperation with Microbiologists.- 7 Resistance of Major Clinical Pathogens.- 8 The Most Frequent Pathogens '" Choice of Antibiotics.- 9 Antibiotics, Antimycotics: Spectrum '" Dosage '" Adverse Effects '" Costs.- 10 Antibiotic Therapy of the Principal Infections in Children and Adults.- 11 Treatment of the Most Frequent Types of Bacterial Endocarditis.- 12 Minimal Duration of Treatment for Bacterial Infections.- 13 Failure of Antibiotic Therapy.- 14 Fever of Unknown Origin: Differential Diagnosis.- 15 Dosage of Antibiotics in Impaired Renal Function.- 16 Antibiotic Therapy in Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Continuous Hemofiltration.- 17 Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation.- 18 Antibiotics in Liver Diseases.- 19 Diffusion of Antibiotics in Cerebrospinal Fluid and in Cerebral Abscesses.- 20 Local Antibiotics.- 21 Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy.- 22 Physical Incompatibility of Antibiotics and Antimycotics in Infusion Solutions.- 23 Useful Websites.- Subject Index.