Management of multiple drug-resistant infections / edited by Stephen H. Gillespie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gillespie, S. H.

Series:

Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.)

Infectious disease

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multidrug resistance.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Bacterial Infections--drug therapy.

Drug Resistance, Multiple.

Anti-Infective Agents--therapeutic use.

Communicable Diseases--drug therapy.

Infection Control.

Medical Subjects:

Bacterial Infections--drug therapy.

Drug Resistance, Multiple.

Anti-Infective Agents--therapeutic use.

Communicable Diseases--drug therapy.

Infection Control.

Physical Description:

xii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004]

Summary:

A comprehensive and cutting-edge review of how practicing physicians can best treat multiple drug resistance in bacterial, viral, protozoal, and helminthic infections. The authors focus on the major hospital and community-acquired pathogens, including S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, Enterococcus, Acinetobacter, and M. tuberculosis, and on the management of such common problems as multiple drug-resistant urinary tract infections and gonorrhea. Among the resistant tropical organisms covered are Salmonella typhi, malaria, and Burkholderia pseudomalei. Resistance to such important antiviral classes as antiretrovirals and anticytomegalovirals is also discussed, as are those measures necessary to prevent the spread of infections patients.

Contents:

Part I Gram-Positive Bacteria

1 Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae / Eric L. Nuermberger, William R. Bishai 3

2 Management of Meningitis Caused by Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae / P. Fernandez Viladrich 31

3 Emerging Resistance to Vancomycin, Rifampin, and Fluoroquinolones in Streptococcus pneumoniae / Joseph M. Blondeau 49

4 Management of Glycopeptide-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections / A. Peter R. Wilson 79

5 Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacteria Excluding Staphylococci / Armine Sefton 91

6 Isolation Policies and the Hospital Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Case of Evidence-Free Medicine? / Sheldon P. Stone 101

Part II Gram-Negative Pathogens

7 The Management of Resistant Acinetobacter Infections in the Intensive Therapy Unit / Nicola Baker, Peter Hawkey 117

8 Drug-Resistant Helicobacter pylori / Peter J. Jenks 141

9 The Management of Antibiotic-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Catherine A. Ison, Jonathan Ross 159

10 Management of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Multiresistant Organisms / Jeremy M. T. Hamilton-Miller 173

11 Management of Multiple Drug-Resistant Salmonella Infections / Christopher M. Parry 189

12 Management of Melioidosis / Andrew J. H. Simpson 209

Part III Mycobacteria

13 The Molecular Epidemiology of MDR-TB / Paul D. van Helden, Robin M. Warren, Pieter Uys, Gian D. van der Spuy, Thomas C. Victor 225

14 The Management of Multiple Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis / Sanjay Bhagani, Marc Lipman 243

15 Management of Infection With Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria / Stephen H. Gillespie 257

Part IV Fungal and Parasitic Infections

16 Management of Resistant Candida Infections / Sanya Clements, Christopher C. Kibbler 271

17 Management of Infection With Naturally Amphotericin B-Resistant Fungi / Thean Yen Tan, Rosemary A. Barnes 297

18 Management of Multiple Drug-Resistant Malaria / Elizabeth Ashley, Francois Nosten 319

19 Schistosome Drug Resistance: Praziquantel / Michael J. Doenhoff, Katherine Wheatcroft-Francklow 341

Part V Viral Infections

20 Management of HIV Drug-Resistant Infections / Deenan Pillay 355

21 Multidrug Resistance in Human Cytomegalovirus / Vincent C. Emery, Mohammad Raza Naqvee, Anuradha Chawla 379.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588292304

OCLC:

52547592