Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Author : Roger Finch,Peter Davey,Mark H. Wilcox,William Irving
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191628658

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by Roger Finch,Peter Davey,Mark H. Wilcox,William Irving Pdf

Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk of cross-infection). As a consequence, there is a constant requirement for new agents, as well as practices that ensure the continued effective prescribing of licensed agents. Public awareness and concerns about drug resistant organisms has led to widespread publicity and political action in the UK, Europe and worldwide. The control of drug resistance and the implementation of good prescribing practice are now legal requirements in the UK as a result of the UK Health Act (2008). These fundamental changes underscore the need for a thorough understanding of the advantages and risks associated with specific antibiotic choices. This sixth edition of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy continues to be a valuable resource for undergraduates and graduates requiring a thorough grounding in the scientific basis and clinical application of these drugs. This new edition is updated to include the most recently licensed agents, notably in the treatment of viral infections including HIV/AIDS, and contains new guidance on prescribing practice and infection control practices that limit the development and spread of resistant organisms.

Author : Roger G. Finch,David Greenwood,Richard J. Whitley,S. Ragnar Norrby
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702047657

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Antibiotic and Chemotherapy E-Book by Roger G. Finch,David Greenwood,Richard J. Whitley,S. Ragnar Norrby Pdf

Well-respected and widely regarded as the most comprehensive text in the field, Antibiotic and Chemotherapy, 9th Edition by Drs. Finch, Greenwood, Whitley, and Norrby, provides globally relevant coverage of all types of antimicrobial agents used in human medicine, including all antiviral, antiprotozoan and anthelminthic agents. Comprehensively updated to include new FDA and EMEA regulations, this edition keeps you current with brand-new information about antiretroviral agents and HIV, superficial and mucocutaneous myscoses and systemic infections, management of the immunocompromised patient, treatment of antimicrobial resistance, plus coverage of new anti-sepsis agents and host/microbe modulators. Reference is easy thanks to a unique 3-part structure covering general aspects of treatment; reviews of every agent; and details of treatments of particular infections. Offer the best possible care and information to your patients about the increasing problem of multi-drug resistance and the wide range of new antiviral therapies now available for the treatment of HIV and other viral infections. Stay current with 21 new chapters including the latest information on superficial and mucocutaneous mycoses, systemic infections, anti-retroviral agents, and HIV. Get fresh perspectives and insights thanks to 21 newly-authored and extensively re-written chapters. Easily access information thanks to a unique 3-part structure covering general aspects of treatment; reviews of every agent; and details of treatments of particular infections. Apply the latest treatments for anti-microbial organisms such as MRSA, and multi-drug resistant forms of TB, malaria and gonorrhea. Keep up on the latest FDA and EMEA regulations.

Author : Peter Davey,Mark H. Wilcox,Will Irving,Guy Thwaites
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199689774

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by Peter Davey,Mark H. Wilcox,Will Irving,Guy Thwaites Pdf

Preceded by: Antimicrobial chemotherapy / Roger Finch ... [et al.]. 6th ed. 2012.

Author : David S. Reeves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015000809106

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Laboratory Methods in Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by David S. Reeves Pdf

Author : Roger G. Finch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0443071292

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Antibiotic and Chemotherapy by Roger G. Finch Pdf

The completely revised and updated New Edition of this respected resource presents globally-relevant coverage of all types of antimicrobial agents used in human medicine, providing authoritative guidance on the principles and practice of antimicrobial chemotherapy. In addition to full coverage of every commonly used antibiotic agent, it includes complete coverage of all antiviral, antiprotozoan and anthelminthic agents. And, its unique 3-part structure makes it easy to locate information: Part I covers general aspects of treatment; Part II reviews every agent, including antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical use, and available preparations; Part III details the treatment of particular infections. Discusses the increasing problem of multi-drug resistance and the wide range of new antiviral therapies now available for the treatment of HIV and other viral infections. Reviews all of the new antimicrobial agents in detail. Features more clinically focused sections on Pharmacokinetics. Details new antifungal therapies, including voriconazole, liposomal, and amphotericin B. Presents new tables on major drug interactions, placental transfer, and concentrations of agents in breast milk. Features new sections on liver failure, drug development and licensing, and the implications of xenotransplantation. Presents expanded coverage of Quinolone as well as new antimalarial combination therapies. Offers cross-references to key web sites, for up-to-date information on treatment and drug resistance.

Author : David Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198570165

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by David Greenwood Pdf

Instilling good prescribing habits in young doctors is essential for the benefit of patients and to preserve the value of the antibiotic revolution that altered medical practice in the second half of the twentieth century. These concerns underlie the approach taken in the new edition of this successful book. The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy as an aid to informed, rational prescribing. Care is taken to address all aspects of antimicrobial drug use, including those specific to developed and developing countries of the world. The authors are international experts with a long standing interest in the role of education as a means of promoting an understanding of the benefits and limitations of antimicrobial chemotherapy in physicians, surgeons and other health care workers. The book offers a structured approach to the subject in four themed sections, each of several chapters. A historical introduction is followed by a section outlining the basic properties of antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral (including antiretroviral) drugs.The next section explains the various facets of antimicrobial drug resistance - which threatens to undermine the continued efficacy of antimicrobial agents - and effective ways of countering the threat. Therapeutic use is covered in two sections: one introduces readers to the general principles that inform the rational prescribing of antimicrobial drugs; the second deals with practicalities of the use of antimicrobial agents in specific clinical conditions. The book ends with a description of the ways in which drugs are developed and marketed. There are extensive recommendations for further reading.

Author : J. Keith Struthers,Roger P. Westran
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781840765632

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Clinical Bacteriology by J. Keith Struthers,Roger P. Westran Pdf

In this concise, beautifully illustrated book, the authors introduce the reader to the basic science of medical bacteriology and relate this to clinical practice. By integrating the text with over 270 full-colour diagrams and selected photomicrographs, the book explains the essentials of bacterial infection, and it also provides the basis for logical diagnostic and management strategies, including the use of antibiotics. Following introductory chapters on the nature, structure and function of bacteria, diagnostic methods and antibiotic use, the principles are then applied to each organ system. Here relevant aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and public health are covered. There are chapters on infection is a modern society, including the immuncompromised patient, and infection control in the hospital and community. In the context of new problem-based curricula, this book will be welcomed especially by medical students, trainee physicians and microbiologists, laboratory biomedical scientists and nurses working in infection control.

Author : Roger Finch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199697656

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by Roger Finch Pdf

The sixth edition of this successful book encourages good prescribing habits in doctors throughout the world, by describing the basic properties of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, and discussing the principles underlying the rational use of antimicrobial agents in the management of infection.

Author : S.L. Dax
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400900974

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Antibacterial Chemotherapeutic Agents by S.L. Dax Pdf

Over the past 50 years a wide variety of antibacterial substances have been discovered and synthesised, and their use in treating bacterial infection has been spectacularly successful. Today there are several general classes of antibacterial drugs, each having a well established set of uses, and together they form the mainstay of modern antibacterial chemotherapy. In search for new and improved agents, the pharmaceutical researcher needs to be well informed on many topics, including existing agents, their modes of action and pharmacology, and possible synthetic approaches. In this new book the author has brought together a wide range of information on the principal classes of antibacterial agents, and he covers, for each group, their history, mode of action, key structural features, synthesis and bacterial resistance. The result is a compact and concise overview of these very important classes of antibacterial agents.

Author : Sebastian Amyes,Rex S Miles,Christopher J Thomson,Glenn Tillotson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1853173894

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Pocketbook by Sebastian Amyes,Rex S Miles,Christopher J Thomson,Glenn Tillotson Pdf

One of a series of pocketbooks designed to provide easily assimilable information on common medical issues. The concise texts are enhanced by tables and diagrams summarizing the essential information. This volume deals with antimicrobial therapy.

Author : Steeve Giguère,John F. Prescott,Patricia Dowling
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118675076

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Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine by Steeve Giguère,John F. Prescott,Patricia Dowling Pdf

The Fifth Edition of Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine, the most comprehensive reference available on veterinary antimicrobial drug use, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the rapid advancements in the field of antimicrobial therapy. Encompassing all aspects of antimicrobial drug use in animals, the book provides detailed coverage of virtually all types of antimicrobials relevant to animal health. Now with a new chapter on antimicrobial therapy in zoo animals, Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine offers a wealth of invaluable information for appropriately prescribing antimicrobial therapies and shaping public policy. Divided into four sections covering general principles of antimicrobial therapy, classes of antimicrobial agents, special considerations, and antimicrobial drug use in multiple animal species, the text is enhanced by tables, diagrams, and photos. Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine is an essential resource for anyone concerned with the appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs, including veterinary practitioners, students, public health veterinarians, and industry and research scientists.

Author : Merle A. Sande
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080533558

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Handbook of Animal Models of Infection by Merle A. Sande Pdf

Handbook of Animal Models of Infection is a complete revision of a three-volume text that was published in 1986. It incorporates the major advances in the field during the past decade, in particular those concerning molecular biological procedures and new models that have been developed. It focuses on both methods and techniques, which makes it an essential and comprehensive reference as well as a benchtop manual. The Handbook will help investigators save time and effort in formulating an approach to test a new potential therapeutic agent or combination of agents for in vivo efficacy and to position the therapy for specific infections where it may have therapeutic promise. The book is divided into five sections; the first covering the general methodologies, followed by sections describing experimental bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral infections. Discusses ethical and safety aspects in an introductory background section Covers principles of animal care and current techniques appropriate for the use of animal models of infection Details a wide range of animals including rodents, rabbits, cats, and primates Provides hands-on descriptions of how to set up the model Discusses the major advantages and limitations of each model Ensures full coverage of bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections

Author : Sebastian Amyes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199581368

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Antibacterial Chemotherapy by Sebastian Amyes Pdf

Part of the Oxford Infectious Disease Library, this pocketbook is designed to help medical trainees, general prescribers, healthcare workers and students to understand how antibiotics work, to demonstrate where they might be most appropriate, and to make clear the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Author : Harold P. Lambert,Francis O'Grady
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015025003776

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Antibiotic and Chemotherapy by Harold P. Lambert,Francis O'Grady Pdf

Author : David Greenwood
Publisher : Bailliere Tindall Limited
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0721608051

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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by David Greenwood Pdf

The essence of this book is to describe the basic properties of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents and to discuss the principles underlying the rational use of antimicrobial agents in the management of infection. The aim is to encourage good prescribing habits in doctors throughout the world. After a short historical introduction, the text deals with the general properties of antimicrobial compounds of all kinds (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents); laboratory aspects of antimicrobial chemotherapy (including antibiotic interactions and use of the laboratory); resistance to antimicrobial agents (including mechanisms of resistance and the control of resistance);general principles of antibiotic usage (including pharmacokinetic issues, the prophylactic use of antibiotics, and special concerns of treatment of young children and the elderly) and the use of antimicrobial therapy in specific types of infection. There is a postscript on the development and marketing of antimicrobial agents.Reviews of previous editions: 'This reasonably priced volume is recommended without reservation for students and junior doctors, pharmacists, laboratory and other health care staff. I would also recommend it for microbiology departmental libraries.' Journal of Infection'...... well written, accomplishing the stated aims. All tables are essential to the discussion and easy to understand. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education'The new edition retains the formula-winning layout of the first edition ... It is, to my knowledge, the only authoritative book written at this level, and it is required reading for students. Journal of Hospital Infection'The book covers an enormous amount of material, dealing as it does with antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoan and antiviral agents. Almost every aspect is covered ... the authors have in general managed to distil into the text the essential elements of the topics and ensure that the treatment is not superficial ... this paperback edition ... is very good value for money. It can truly be considered to cover, at a basic level, "all you need to know" about antimicrobial chemotherapy and can be highly recommended for junior clinical staff, pharmacy staff and junior biomedical scientists; their more senior colleagues will also find much of value in this new edition of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.' British Journal of Biomedical Science'This updated textbook provides young doctors and students with the fundamental principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and extensively rewritten. Drugs of Today'...excellently suited for trainee nurses, pharmacists and medical laboratory science officers ... Its short, but comprehensive covering of the topic make it highly advisable for everyone looking for basic knowledge of the properties and uses of antimicrobial drugs.' Infection'I think this is a useful reference textbook which undergraduate medical students will find beneficial in coming to grips with the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy.' Journal of Medical Microbiology