Antibiotics Simplified
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"This book focuses on key points of basic microbiology and antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and organizes them into a concise guide … must have antimicrobial reference guide for all medical and pharmacy students." Lindsay McDonnell, PharmD for Doody's Review Service
Antibiotics Simplified, Fourth Edition is a best selling, succinct guide designed to bridge knowledge gained in basic sciences courses with clinical practice in infectious diseases. This practical text reviews basic microbiology and how to approach the pharmacotherapy of a patient with a presumed infection. It also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs.
This text simplifies learning infectious disease pharmacotherapy and condenses the many facts that are taught about antibiotics into one quick reference guide. This guide will help students learn the characteristics of antibiotics and why an antibiotic is useful for an indication. With an understanding of the characteristics of the antibiotics, students will be able to make a logical choice to treat an infection more easily.
The Fourth Edition will be revised and updated to include the following:
•2 Color Design
•Spiral Binding
•Front Matter
•Principles of Antibiotic Stewardship
•Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
•Chapters on new antibacterials
•New Chapter of Lipoglycopeptides
•Additional HIV Agents
•Chapters on New HCV drugs (2 new classes)
•New TB medications
•Antifungal Spectra of Activity Appendix
Key Features:
•Figures and Flow Charts
•Drug Class Reviews
•Spectra of Activity Chart
•Case Studies
•Index for Reference
Applicable Courses:
Ideal for courses in pharmacy and medical schools:
•Infectious Disease
•Pharmacology I & II
•Therapeutics/Pharmacotherapy
•Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases
•Drug Review /Capstone Clinical Rotations (PA)
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