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

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 expl...

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Main Authors: Finberg, Robert W. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Guharoy, Roy. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:2nd ed. 2021.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67459-5
Summary: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.
Physical Description:XIV, 300 p. 82 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783030674595