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1 online resource (905 pages) |
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ANTIBIOTICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE; Contents; Preface; Contributing Authors; 1The Breakpoint; 2Antimicrobial Susceptibility on Solid Media; 3Susceptibility Testing of Antimicrobials in Liquid Media; 4Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Anaerobic Bacteria; 5Antimycobacterial Agents: In Vitro Susceptibility Testing and Mechanisms of Action and Resistance; 6Antifungal Drugs: Mechanisms of Action, Drug Resistance, Susceptibility Testing, and Assays of Activity in Biological Fluids |
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7Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Some Atypical Microorganisms (Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Coxiella, and Spirochetes)8Applications, Significance of, and Methods for the Measurement of Antimicrobial Concentrations in Human Body Fluids; 9Antimicrobial Combinations; 10Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents; 11Molecular Methods for the Detection of Antibacterial Resistance Genes; 12Molecular Mechanisms of Action for Antimicrobial Agents: General Principles and Mechanisms for Selected Classes of Antibiotics |
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13The Antivirogram and the Modes of Action of Antiviral Agents, HIV, Hepatitis, Influenza, and Cytomegalovirus14Disinfectants and Antiseptics, Modes of Action, Mechanisms of Resistance, and Testing; 15Evaluation of Antimicrobials in Experimental Animal Infections; 16Extravascular Antimicrobial Distribution and the Respective Blood and Urine Concentrations in Humans; 17Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance: Species Prevalence, Susceptibility Profiles, and Resistance Trends; Index |
| Summary |
Implement the most current science and practice in antimicrobial research. Now, find the newest approaches for evaluating the activity, mechanisms of action, and bacterial resistance to antibiotics with this completely updated, landmark reference. Turn to this comprehensive reference for groundbreaking evidence on the molecular link between chemical disinfectants, sterilants, and antibiotics. On the latest methods for detecting antibacterial resistance genes in the clinical laboratory, and antivirogram use to select the most active antiviral components against your patient's HIV |
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Print version record |
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Microbial sensitivity tests.
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Antibiotics -- Analysis.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Antibiotics -- Analysis
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Drug resistance in microorganisms
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Microbial sensitivity tests
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469874197 |
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1469874199 |
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