Clinical Use of Anti-infective Agents: A Guide on How to Prescribe Drugs Used to Treat Infections

Finberg, Robert W.; Guharoy, Roy

This second edition of Clinical Use of Anti-Infective Agents provides a comprehensive overview of current approaches to using drugs to treat infections, including historical perspectives, definitions, and discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their uses. It includes a detailed explanation of different classes of drugs, outlining their spectrum, pharmacokinetics, side effects, and dosing in clinical settings. This book has been designed as a reference tool for pharmacists, clinicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical microbiologists, as well as a teaching vehicle for students studying infection and patient treatment.

Each section includes references allowing for in-depth study of specific agents, Q&As, and illustrative case studies accompanied by commentary on how to approach patients and organisms, optimal methods of making a diagnosis, and prescribing treatment.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-07-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030674588

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67459-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 300