Antimicrobial resistance : problem pathogens and clinical countermeasures / edited by Robert C. Owens, Jr., Ebbing Lautenbach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Owens, Robert C.

Lautenbach, Ebbing.

Series:

Infectious disease and therapy ; v. 48.

Infectious disease and therapy ; 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug resistance in microorganisms.

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Medical Subjects:

Drug Resistance, Microbial.

Physical Description:

xvii, 492 pages : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Informa Healthcare, [2008]

Contents:

The attributable costs of resistant infections in hospital settings: economic theory and application / R. Douglas Scott II and Rebecca R. Roberts

Benchmarking: its utility in the fight against antibacterial resistance / Sujata M. Bhavnani and Glenn S. Tillotsen

Antibiotic resistance: opportunity or obstacle for the pharmaceutical industry? / Glenn S. Tillotsen

Understanding studies of resistant organisms: focus on epidemiological methods / Ebbing Lautenbach

Staphylococcus aureus: resistance update and treatment options / Pamela A. Moise and George Sakoulas

Enterococci: resistance update and treatment options / Peter K. Linden

Streptococcus pneumoniae: resistance update and treatment options / Nicole Akar, William R. Bishai, and Sanjay K. Jain

Acinetobacter species: resistance update and treatment options / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an understanding of resistance issues / Karen Lolans, Maria Virginia Villegas, and John P. Quinn

Problematic beta-lactamases: an update / Marion S. Helfand and Louis B. Rice

Clostridium difficile-infection: overview and update with a focus on antimicrobial resistance as a risk factor / Robert C. Owens, Jr., August J. Valenti, and Mark H. Wilcox

Emerging resistance among candida species: trends and treatment considerations for candidemia

Early appropriate empiric therapy and antimicrobial de-escalation / James M. Hollands ... [et al.]

Antimicrobial cycling programs / Bernard C. Camins and Victoria J. Fraser

Antimicrobial stewardship: rationale for and practical considerations of programmatic institutional efforts to optimize antimicrobial use / Robert C Owens, Jr.

Computer-assisted programs to optimize antimicrobial use / Stanley L. Pestotnik and Jonathan B. Olson

Practical application of pharmacodynamic principles to optimize therapy and treat resistant organisms: a focus on beta-lactam antibiotics / Thomas P. Lodise, Ben M. Lomaestro, and George L. Drusano

Shorter course antibiotic therapy (SCAT): principles, current data, and caveats / Donald E. Craven ... [et al.]

Impact of guidelines on antimicrobial treatment of respiratory tract infections / Thomas M. File

The impact of hospital epidemiology on the management and control of antimicrobial resistance: issues and controversies / August J. Valenti

Combination antimicrobial therapy for gram-negative infections: what is the evidence? / Nasia Safdar and Cybele L. Abad

Antibiotic resistance: modern principles and management strategies to optimize outpatient use of antibiotics / Sharon B. Meropol and Joshua P. Metlay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780824729417

0824729412

OCLC:

144770796

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