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Title Sanford guide to antimicrobial therapy 2008 / David N. Gilbert ... [and others]
Edition 38th edition
Published Sperryville, Va. : Antimicrobial Therapy, 2008

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Description 216 pages ; 28 cm
Contents Table 1. Clinical approach to initial choice of antimicrobial therapy -- Table 1B. Prophylaxis and treatment of organisms of potential use as biological weapons -- Table 2. Recommended antimicrobial agents against selected bacteria -- Table 3. Suggested duration of antimicrobial therapy in immunocompetent patients -- Table 4. Comparison of antimicrobial spectra -- Table 5. Treatment options for highly resistant bacteria -- Table 6. Suggested management of suspected or culture-positive Community-Acquired Phenotype of Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus (CA-MRSA) infections -- Table 7. Methods for penicillin desensitization -- Table 8. Risk categories of antimicrobics in pregnancy -- Table 9A. Selected pharmacologic features of ntimicrobial agents -- Table 9B. Pharmacodynamics of antibacterials -- Table 10A. Selected antimicrobial agents: adverse reactions, overview -- Table 10B. Antimicrobial agents associated with photosensitivity -- Table 10C. Summary of antibiotic dosage, side-effects and cost -- Table 10D. Aminoglycoside once-daily and multiple daily dosing regimens -- Table 11A. Treatment of fungal, actinomycotic and nocardial infections, antimicrobial agents of choice -- Table 11B. Antifungal drugs: adverse effects, comments, cost -- Table 11C. Summary of suggested antifungal drugs against treatable pathogenic fungi --
Table 12A. Treatment of mycobacterial infections -- Table 12B. Dosage, price and selected adverse effects of antimycobacterial drugs -- Table 13A. Treatment of parasitic infections -- Table 13B. Dosage, price and selected adverse effects of antiparasitic drugs -- Table 13C. Parasites that cause eosinophilia -- Table 14A. Antiviral therapy (non-HIV) -- Table 14B. Antiviral drugs (other than retroviral) -- Table 14C. Summary of suggested antiviral agents against treatable pathogenic viruses -- Table 14D. Antiretroviral therapy in treatment-naïve adults -- Table 14E. Antiretroviral drugs and adverse effects -- Table 15A. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for selected bacterial infections -- Table 15B. Surgical antibiotic phophylaxis -- Table 15C. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial endocarditis in patients with underlying cardiac conditions -- Table 15D. Management of exposure to HIV-1 and hepatitis B and C -- Table 15E. Prevention of opportunistic infection in human stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or solid organ transplantation (SOT) for adults with normal renal function -- Table 16. Pediatric dosages of selected antibacterial agents -- Table 17. Dosages of antimicrobial drugs in adult patients with renal impairment -- Table 17B. No dosage adjustment with renal insufficiency by category -- Table 18. Antibacterials and hepatic disease dosage adjustment -- Table 19. Treatment of CAPD peritonitis in adults --
Table 20A. Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2007 -- Table 20B. Catch-up immunization schedule for persons aged 4 months to 18 years who start late or who are more than one month behind, United States, 2007 -- Table 20C. Adult immunization in the United States -- Table 20D. Anti-tetanus prophylaxis, wound classification, immunization -- Table 20E. Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis -- Table 21. Selected directory of resources -- Table 22A. Anti-infective drug-drug interactions -- Table 22B. Drug-drug interactions between protease inhibitors -- Table 22C. Drug-drug interactions between non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIS) and protease inhibitors -- Table 23. List of generic and common trade names
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Anti-infective agents -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Antibiotics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use.
Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use.
Drug Therapy.
Genre/Form Handbook.
Handbooks and manuals.
Author Gilbert, David N.
ISBN 193080847X
9781930808478
Other Titles Guide to antimicrobial therapy