Antibiotic policies : fighting resistance / edited by Ian M. Gould and Jos W. M. van der Meer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gould, Ian M.

Meer, J. W. M. van der.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antibiotics.

Antibiotics--Evaluation.

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Anti-Bacterial Agents.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Evaluation.

Medical Subjects:

Anti-Bacterial Agents.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Physical Description:

xiii, 285 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color), maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2007.

Summary:

Antibiotic resistance has reached epidemic proportions in most hospitals and many communities around the world. While control methods have traditionally (and usually unsuccessfully) relied on preventing cross infection it is increasingly obvious that new solutions are needed. There is growing evidence that the solution will lie in more careful use of antibiotics in the future. The golden age of antibiotic therapy has gone, probably for good and prescribers (and society at large) will have to accept that, in future, antibiotics will not be the "cure all" we have been accustomed to. This book addresses many of the key issues taxing our society and hospitals in an era of epidemic resistance and shortage of new antibiotics. Written by internationally renowned experts in the field, this volume will provide practical advice and inform control strategies for the most urgent of problems related to antibiotic resistance epidemics for years to come. Antibiotic Policies: Fighting Resistance is an ideal volume for health professionals with an interest in this field.

Contents:

1 Consequences of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Overgrowth, Resistance, and Virulence / Stephanie J. Dancer 1

2 The Process of Antibiotic Prescribing: Can It Be Changed? / Jos W. M. van der Meer, Richard P. T. M. Grol 17

3 Cultural and Socioeconomic Determinants of Antibiotic Use / Stephan Harbarth, Dominique L. Monnet 29

4 Electronic Prescribing / Mical Paul, Roberto Cauda, Leonard Leibovici 41

5 Prevalence Surveys of Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals: Purpose, Practicalities, and Pitfalls / R. Andrew Seaton 69

6 Antibiotic Use in Hospitals in the United States SCOPE-MMIT Antimicrobial Surveillance Network / Amy Pakyz, Ron Polk 83

7 New Hospital Initiatives in Fighting Resistance / Fiona Cooke, Alison Holmes 93

8 Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventable or Inevitable? Problem of the Era from Two Perspectives / Duygu Yazgan Aksoy, Mine Durusu Tanriover, Serhat Unal 113

9 Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in the Mediterranean Region / Michael A. Borg 135

10 Cystic Fibrosis-Coping with Resistance / Oana Ciofu, Neils Hoiby 149

11 Community-Acquired Pneumonia-Back to Basics / Marc J. M. Bonten, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert 175

12 Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnostic and Treatment Options / Maria V. Torres, Patricia Munoz, Emilio Bouza 193

13 Optimizing Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in the ICU-A Review / Ian M. Gould 209

14 Risk Assessment for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Evelind Tacconelli 223

15 What Do We Do with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Surgery? / Giorgio Zanetti 237

16 Control of Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Bram M. W. Diederen 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387708405

9780387708409

OCLC:

190867206