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Title Antimicrobial pharmacodynamics in theory and clinical practice / edited by Charles H. Nightingale [and others]
Edition 2nd ed
Published New York : Informa Healthcare, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 516 pages) : illustrations
Series Infectious disease and therapy ; 44
Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 44.
Contents Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials: general concepts and applications / William A. Craig -- Impact of pharmacodynamics for susceptibility breakpoint selection and susceptibility testing / Johan W. Mouton [and others] -- In vitro antibiotic models as tools to predict antibiotic pharmacodynamics / Alexander A. Firsov, Steven H. Zinner, and Irene Y. Lubenko -- Animal models of infection for the study of antibiotic pharmacodynamics / David Griffith and Michael N. Dudley -- The predictive value of laboratory tests for efficacy of antibiotic combination therapy / Jan G. den Hollander and Johan W. Mouton -- [Beta]-lactam pharmacodynamics / Zenzaburo Tozuka and Takeo Murakawa -- Aminoglycosides / Myo-Kyung Kim and David P. Nicolau -- Quinolones / Paul G. Ambrose, Sujata M. Bhavnani, and Robert C. Owens, Jr. -- Glycopeptide pharmacodynamics / Elizabeth D. Hermsen, Gigi H. Ross, and John C. Rotschafer -- Macrolide, azalide, and ketolides / Sanjay Jain, William Bishai, and Charles H. Nightingale -- Metronidazole and clindamycin for anaerobic infections / Elizabeth D. Hermsen and John C. Rotschafer
Streptogramins oxazolididones / Darren Abbanat, Mark Macielag, and Karen Bush -- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of tetracyclines / David Andes and William A. Craig -- The clinical pharmacology of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors / Jennifer J. Kiser and Courtney V. Fletcher -- Pharmacodynamics of antivirals / George L. Drusano -- Antifungal agents pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of amphotericin B / David Andes -- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of azoles / Johan W. Mouton -- Gulcan synthase inhibitors / Tawanda Gumbo, Fumiaki Ikeda, and Arnold Louie -- Antimalarial agents / Elizabeth A. Ashley and Nicholas J. White -- Human pharmacodynamics of anti-infectives: determination from clinical trial data / George L. Drusano -- Application of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in antimicrobial global drug development / Sujata M. Bhavnani -- Modeling of toxicities due to antibiotics / Alan Forrest and George L. Drusano -- Pharmacodynamics and antibacterial resistance / Philip D. Lister, Nancy D. Hanson, and Anton F. Ehrhardt -- The principles of pharmacoeconomics / Craig I. Coleman, Effie L. Kuti, and Joseph L. Kuti
Summary Taking readers from the research laboratory to the bedside, this work compiles information on the pharmacodynamics of various major classes of antimicrobial armamentarium, including penicillins, cephalosposorins, cephamycins, carbapenems, monobactams, aminoglycosides, quinolones, macrolides, antifungals, and antivirals
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Antibiotics -- Dose-response relationship
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- pharmacology
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Antibiotics -- Physiological effect.
Form Electronic book
Author Nightingale, C. H.
ISBN 9781420017137
1420017136