Antibiotic and Chemotherapy: Expert Consult, 9e

Content: 
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vii-viii
List of Contributors, Pages ix-xii
CHAPTER 1 - Historical introduction, Pages 2-9
CHAPTER 2 - Modes of action, Pages 10-23
CHAPTER 3 - The problem of resistance, Pages 24-48
CHAPTER 4 - Pharmacodynamics of anti-infective agents: target delineation and susceptibility breakpoint selection, Pages 49-59
CHAPTER 5 - Antimicrobial agents and the kidneys, Pages 60-67
CHAPTER 6 - Drug interactions involving anti-infective agents, Pages 68-103
CHAPTER 7 - Antibiotics and the immune system, Pages 104-109
CHAPTER 8 - General principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy, Pages 110-114
CHAPTER 9 - Laboratory control of antimicrobial therapy, Pages 115-122
CHAPTER 10 - Principles of chemoprophylaxis, Pages 123-125
CHAPTER 11 - Antibiotic policies, Pages 126-141
Introduction to Section 2, Page 144
CHAPTER 12 - Aminoglycosides and aminocyclitols, Pages 145-169
CHAPTER 13 - β-Lactam antibiotics: cephalosporins, Pages 170-199
CHAPTER 14 - β-Lactam antibiotics: penicillins, Pages 200-225
CHAPTER 15 - Other β-lactam antibiotics, Pages 226-244
CHAPTER 16 - Chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol, Pages 245-249
CHAPTER 17 - Diaminopyrimidines, Pages 250-258
CHAPTER 18 - Fosfomycin and fosmidomycin, Pages 259-261
CHAPTER 19 - Fusidanes, Pages 262-264
CHAPTER 20 - Glycopeptides, Pages 265-271
Chapter 21 - Lincosamides, Pages 272-275
CHAPTER 22 - Macrolides, Pages 276-289
CHAPTER 23 - Mupirocin, Pages 290-291
CHAPTER 24 - Nitroimidazoles, Pages 292-300
CHAPTER 25 - Oxazolidinones, Pages 301-305
CHAPTER 26 - Quinolones, Pages 306-325
CHAPTER 27 - Rifamycins, Pages 326-333
CHAPTER 28 - Streptogramins, Pages 334-336
CHAPTER 29 - Sulfonamides, Pages 337-343
CHAPTER 30 - Tetracyclines, Pages 344-355
CHAPTER 31 - Miscellaneous antibacterial agents, Pages 356-365
CHAPTER 32 - Antifungal agents, Pages 366-382
CHAPTER 33 - Antimycobacterial agents, Pages 383-394
CHAPTER 34 - Anthelmintics, Pages 395-405
CHAPTER 35 - Antiprotozoal agents, Pages 406-426
CHAPTER 36 - Antiretroviral agents, Pages 427-451
CHAPTER 37 - Other antiviral agents, Pages 452-469
CHAPTER 38 - Sepsis, Pages 472-482
CHAPTER 39 - Abdominal and other surgical infections, Pages 483-501
CHAPTER 40 - Infections associated with neutropenia and transplantation, Pages 502-523
CHAPTER 41 - Infections in intensive care patients, Pages 524-537
CHAPTER 42 - Infections associated with implanted medical devices, Pages 538-555
CHAPTER 43 - Antiretroviral therapy for HIV, Pages 556-566
CHAPTER 44 - Infections of the upper respiratory tract, Pages 567-573
CHAPTER 45 - Infections of the lower respiratory tract, Pages 574-588
CHAPTER 46 - Endocarditis, Pages 589-592
CHAPTER 47 - Infections of the gastrointestinal tract, Pages 593-607
CHAPTER 48 - Hepatitis, Pages 608-616
CHAPTER 49 - Skin and soft-tissue infections, Pages 617-632
CHAPTER 50 - Bacterial infections of the central nervous system, Pages 633-649
CHAPTER 51 - Viral infections of the central nervous system, Pages 650-658
CHAPTER 52 - Bone and joint infections, Pages 659-666
CHAPTER 53 - Infections of the eye, Pages 667-693
CHAPTER 54 - Urinary tract infections, Pages 694-701
CHAPTER 55 - Infections in pregnancy, Pages 702-717
CHAPTER 56 - Sexually transmitted diseases, Pages 718-742
CHAPTER 57 - Leprosy, Pages 743-751
CHAPTER 58 - Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections, Pages 752-770
CHAPTER 59 - Superficial and mucocutaneous mycoses, Pages 771-776
CHAPTER 60 - Systemic fungal infections, Pages 777-796
CHAPTER 61 - Zoonoses, Pages 797-808
CHAPTER 62 - Malaria, Pages 809-822
CHAPTER 63 - Other protozoal infections, Pages 823-841
CHAPTER 64 - Helminthic infections, Pages 842-859
Index, Pages 861-900