Antibiotics simplified / Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, BCPS, BCIDP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California.
Appendix 3: Empiric regimens for common infections. The wonderful world of microbiology ; General approach to infectious diseases ; Antibiotic pharmacokinetics ; Antibiotic pharmacodynamics ; Adverse consequences of antibiotic use ; Antibiotic resistance -- Part 2: Antibacterial drugs. Beta-lactams ; Glycopeptides and short-acting lipoglycopeptides ; Long-acting glycopeptides ; Fluoroquinolones ; Aminoglycosides ; Tetracyclines and modified tetracyclines ; Macrolides ; Oxazolidinones ; Nitroimidazoles ; Nitrofurans and fosfomycin ; Streptogramins ; Cyclic lipopeptides ; Folate antagonists ; Lincosamides ; Polymyxins ; Clostridioides difficile-specific agents -- Part 3: Antimycobacterial drugs. Antimycobacterial drugs ; Rifamycins ; Isoniazid ; Pyrazinamide ; Ethambutol -- Part 4: Antifungal drugs. Antifungal drugs ; Polyenes ; Antifungal antimetabolite ; Azoles ; Echinocandins ; Terpenoids -- Part 5: Antiviral drugs. Antiviral drugs ; Anti-herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus agents ; Anti-cytomegalovirus agents ; Anti-influenza antivirals ; Anti-coronavirus antivirals ; Antiretroviral drugs ; Antiviral interferons ; Direct-acting anti-hepatitis C agents ; Ribavirin ; Hepatitis B nucleoside analogs ; Anti-SARS-coV-2 antibody therapies -- Part 6: Antiparasitic drugs. Antiparasitic drugs ; Quinolines ; Atovaquone ; Benzimidazoles ; Pentamidine ; Ivermectin ; Artemisinins -- Appendix 1: Selected normal human flora -- Appendix 2: Spectrum of activity -- Appendix 3: Empiric regimens for common infections.
Summary:
"Pocket reference guide adopted in Pharmacy programs, and also Nursing, Medical, and Health programs for a variety of courses. Comprehensive without being overly technical, it gives readers an excellent background into antibiotic classes and drugs, including where and when they should be used, their benefits and shortcomings, and what drugs they can be combined with. Also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs"-- Provided by publisher.
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