Antibiotics in laboratory medicine / [edited by] Victor Lorian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lorian, Victor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial sensitivity tests.

Antibiotics--Analysis.

Antibiotics.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Microbial Sensitivity Tests.

Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology.

Medical Subjects:

Microbial Sensitivity Tests.

Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 889 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Summary:

Implement the most current science and practice in antimicrobial research. Now, find the newest approaches for evaluating the activity, mechanisms of action, and bacterial resistance to antibiotics with this "completely updated," landmark reference. Turn to this comprehensive reference for groundbreaking evidence on the molecular link between chemical disinfectants, sterilants, and antibiotics. On the latest methods for detecting antibacterial resistance genes in the clinical laboratory, and antivirogram use to select the most active antiviral components against your patient's HIV.

Contents:

The breakpoint / Matthew A. Wikler, Paul G. Ambrose

Antimicrobial susceptibility on solid media / John D. Turnidge, Jan M. Bell

Susceptibility testing of antimicrobials in liquid media / Daniel Amsterdam

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria / David W. Hecht

Antimycobacterial agents: in vitro susceptibility testing and mechanisms of action and resistance / Clark B. Inderlied and Kevin A. Nash

Antifungal drugs: mechanisms of action, drug resistance, susceptibility testing, and assays of activity in biological fluids / Michael A. Pfaller, Daniel J. Diekema, and Michael G. Rinaldi

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for some atypical microorganisms (chlamydia, mycoplasma, rickettsia, ehrlichia, coxiella, and spirochetes) / Jean-Marc Rolain, Didier Raoult

Applications, significance of, and methods for the measurement of antimicrobial concentrations in human body fluids / Roger D. Klein and Stephen C. Edberg

Antimicrobial combinations / Satish K. Pillai, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., and George M. Eliopoulos

Genetic and biochemical mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents / Louis B. Rice and Robert A. Bonomo

Molecular methods for the detection of antibacterial resistance genes / Margareta Ieven

Molecular mechanisms of action for antimicrobial agents: general principles and mechanisms for selected classes of antibiotics / Charles W. Stratton

The antivirogram and the modes of action of antiviral agents, HIV, hepatitis, influenza, and cytomegalovirus / Pierre Dellamonica ... [et al.]

Disinfectants and antiseptics, modes of action, mechanisms of resistance, and testing / Joseph M. Ascenzi, Martin S. Favero

Evaluation of antimicrobials in experimental animal infections / Terry O' Reilly ... [et al.]

Extravascular antimicrobial distribution and the respective blood and urine concentrations in humans / David M. Bamberger ... [et al.]

Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance: species prevalence, susceptibility profiles, and resistance trends / Thomas R. Fritsche, Helio S. Sader, Ronald N. Jones.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781749832

OCLC:

57143660