Essentials of Antimicrobial Pharmacology
A Guide to Fundamentals for Practice
Samenvatting
Paul H. Axelsen concisely summarizes all the essential medical data concerning the leading antimicrobials used in fighting infectious diseases and clearly illustrates their mechanisms of action. The agents described range from antibacterial and antifungal to antiparasitic and antiviral agents, and include immunomodulators and immunizing agents. For each drug discussed, the book allows rapid access to the essential facts concerning its structure and mechanism of action, the spectrum of its activity, its pharmacokinetics, its adverse effects, and its resistance. This book provides medical students, physicians, and allied health professionals with rapid access to the core principles of antimicrobial pharmacology, and a foundation for decisions about the use of antimicrobials in daily practice.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
Measures of Antibiotic Effect
Antibiotic Administration
Distribution and Elimination
Sensitivity Testing
Dose-Response Relationships
Resistance
Chapter 2. Antibacterial Agents
Cell Wall Active Agents
Antifolate Agents
Aminoglycosides/Aminocyclitols
Antiribosomal Agents
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Miscellaneous Agents
Antimycobacterial Agents
Investigational Agents
Combination Antibacterial Therapy
Choosing and Planning Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 3. Antifungal Agents
Amphotericin
Flucytosine
Ergosterol Synthesis Inhibitors: Allylamines
Ergosterol Synthesis Inhibitors: Azoles
Caspofungin
Griseofulvin
Chapter 4. Antiparasitic Agents
Antiprotozoan Agents
Antihelminthic Agents
Chapter 5. Antiviral Agents
Antiherpesvirus Agents Antiinfluenzavirus Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Miscellaneous Agents
Chapter 6. Immunomodulators and Immunizing Agents
Immunomodulators
Immunization