Research Catalog

Title

Antibiotic essentials / edited by Burke A. Cunha.

Publication

Subury, MA : Physicians' Press, 2008.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Cunha, Burke A.

Description

566 pages; 17 cm

Subject

• Antibiotics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Bacterial diseases > Chemotherapy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Communicable diseases > Chemotherapy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Communicable Diseases > drug therapy

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Overview of Antimicrobial Therapy -- Factors in Antibiotic Selection -- Factors in Antibiotic Dosing -- Microbiology and Susceptibility Testing -- Other Considerations in Antibiotic Therapy -- Empiric Antibiotic Therapy -- Antibiotic Failure -- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection -- Pitfalls in Antibiotic Therapy -- 2. Empiric Therapy by Syndrome -- CNS Infections -- Acute bacterial meningitis -- Acute non-bacterial/chronic meningitis -- Encephalitis -- Brain abscess, subdural empyema, cavernous vein thrombosis, intracranial suppurative thrombophlebitis -- HEENT Infections -- Facial/periorbital cellulitis -- Sinusitis -- Keratitis -- Conjunctivitis -- Chorioretinitis -- Endophthalmitis -- External otitis -- Otitis media -- Mastoiditis -- Suppurative parotitis -- Pharyngitis/chronic fatigue syndrome -- Thrush (oropharyngeal candidiasis) -- Mouth ulcers/vesicles -- Deep neck infections, Lemierre's syndrome, severe dental infections -- Epiglottitis -- Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis -- Mediastinitis -- Community-acquired pneumonia -- Lung abscess/empyema -- Nosocomial pneumonia -- Cardiovascular Infections -- Subacute bacterial endocarditis -- Acute bacterial endocarditis -- Prosthetic valve endocarditis -- Pericarditis/myocarditis -- IV line/pacemaker infections -- Vascular graft infections -- Gastrointestinal Tract Infections -- Esophagitis -- Peptic ulcer disease -- Gastric perforation -- Infectious diarrhea/typhoid (enteric) fever -- Cholecystitis -- Cholangitis -- Gallbladder wall abscess/perforation -- Acute pancreatitis -- Pancreatic abscess -- Liver abscess -- Hepatosplenic candidiasis -- Viral hepatitis -- Intraabdominal or pelvic peritonitis/abscess (colitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, septic pelvic thrombophlebitis, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, CAPD-associated peritonitis, TB peritonitis) -- Genitourinary Tract Infections -- Dysuria-pyuria syndrome -- Cystitis -- Catheter-associated bacteriuria/candiduria -- Epididymitis -- Pyelonephritis/renal TB -- Renal abscess (intrarenal/perinephric) -- Prostatitis/prostatic abscess -- Urosepsis -- Pelvic inflammatory disease, salpingitis, tuboovarian abscess, endometritis, endomyometritis, septic abortion -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Urethritis/cervicitis -- Vaginitis/balanitis -- Genital vesicles -- Genital ulcers -- Suppurating inguinal adenopathy -- Genital/perianal warts -- Syphilis -- Bone and Joint Infections -- Septic arthritis/bursitis -- Lyme disease/arthritis -- Infected joint prosthesis -- Osteomyelitis -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Cellulitis (erysipelas/impetigo), lymphangitis/soft tissue infections -- Complicated soft tissue infections -- Skin ulcers -- Skin abscesses/infected cysts (skin pustules/boils, furunculosis) -- Skin vesicles (non-genital) -- Wound infections -- Superficial fungal skin/nail infections -- Skin infestations -- Ischiorectal/perirectal abscess -- Sepsis/Septic Shock -- Febrile Neutropenia -- Infections in Organ Transplants -- Bacteremia -- Fungemia -- Encephalitis/meningitis -- Brain abscess/mass lesion -- Focal/segmental pulmonary infiltrates -- Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates -- Viral hepatitis -- Toxin-Mediated Infectious Diseases -- Toxic shock syndrome -- Botulism -- Tetanus -- Diphtheria -- Bioterrorist Agents -- Anthrax -- Tularemic pneumonia -- Pneumonic plague -- Botulism -- Smallpox -- Ebola -- 3. Initial Therapy of Isolates Pending Susceptibility Testing -- Index of Isolates -- Aerobic isolates -- Capnophilic Isolates -- Anaerobic Isolates -- Yeasts/Fungi -- Gram's/Giemsa Stain Technique -- Clinical Use of the CSF Gram Stain -- Clinical Use of the Sputum Gram Stain -- Clinical Use of the Urine Gram Stain -- Clinical Use of the Fecal Gram Stain -- 4. Parasites, Fungi, Unusual Organisms -- Blood Pathogens -- CSF/Brain Pathogens -- Lung Pathogens -- Liver Pathogens -- Stool/Intestinal Pathogens -- Skin/Muscle Pathogens -- 5. HIV Infection -- Overview -- Stages of HIV Infection -- Acute (Primary) HIV Infection -- Approach to HIV Testing -- Initial Assessment of HIV-infected Patients -- Antiretroviral Therapy -- Prophylaxis of Opportunistic Infections -- Treatment of Opportunistic Infections -- 6. Prophylaxis and Immunizations -- General Principles of Antibiotic Prophylaxis -- Surgical Prophylaxis -- Post-Exposure Medical Prophylaxis -- Chronic Medical Prophylaxis/Suppression -- Endocarditis Prophylaxis -- Travel Prophylaxis -- Tetanus Prophylaxis -- Immunizations -- 7. Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Drug Summaries -- CNS Infections -- HEENT Infections -- Lower Respiratory Tract Infections -- Gastrointestinal Tract Infections -- Vascular Infections -- Bone and Joint Infections -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Common Pediatric Antimicrobial Drugs -- 8. Chest X-ray Atlas -- 9. Infectious Disease Differential Diagnosis -- 10. Antibiotic Pearls and Pitfalls -- 11. Antimicrobial Drug Summaries.

ISBN

• 0763761184
• 9780763761189

OCLC

• 192080185
• SCSB-5408219

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries