Essentials of Antimicrobial Pharmacology

A Guide to Fundamentals for Practice
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-89603-842-4
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 201 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Axelsen, Paul H.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 1.1. Measures of Antibiotic Effect.- 1.2. Antibiotic Administration.- 1.3. Distribution and Elimination.- 1.4. Sensitivity Testing.- 1.5. Dose-Response Relationships.- 1.6. Resistance.- 2 Antibacterial Agents.- 2.1. Cell Wall Active Agents.- 2.2. Antifolate Agents.- 2.3. Aminoglycosides/Aminocyclitols.- 2.4. Antiribosomal Agents.- 2.5. Topoisomerase Inhibitors.- 2.6. Miscellaneous Agents.- 2.7. Antimycobacterial Agents.- 2.8. Investigational Agents.- 2.9. Combination Antibacterial Therapy.- 2.10. Choosing and Planning Antimicrobial Therapy.- 3 Antifungal Agents.- 3.1. Amphotericin.- 3.2. Flucytosine.- 3.3. Ergosterol Synthesis Inhibitors: Allylamines.- 3.4. Ergosterol Synthesis Inhibitors: Azoles.- 3.5. Caspofungin.- 3.6. Griseofulvin.- 4 Antiparasitic Agents.- 4.1. Antiprotozoan Agents.- 4.2. Antihelminthic Agents.- 5 Antiviral Agents.- 5.1. Antiherpesvirus Agents.- 5.2. Antiinfluenzavirus Agents.- 5.3. Anti-HIV Agents.- 5.4. Miscellaneous Agents.- 6 Immunomodulators and Immunizing Agents.- 6.1. Immunomodulators.- 6.2. Immunization.