Clinical use of anti-infective agents : a guide on how to prescribe drugs used to treat infections / Robert W. Finberg, Roy Guharoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finberg, Robert W., author.

Guharoy, Roy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-infective agents--Administration.

Anti-infective agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This second edition of Clinical Use of Anti-Infective Agents provides a comprehensive overview of current approaches to using drugs to treat infections, including historical perspectives, definitions, and discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and their uses. It includes a detailed explanation of different classes of drugs, outlining their spectrum, pharmacokinetics, side effects, and dosing in clinical settings. This book has been designed as a reference tool for pharmacists, clinicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical microbiologists, as well as a teaching vehicle for students studying infection and patient treatment. Each section includes references allowing for in-depth study of specific agents, Q&As, and illustrative case studies accompanied by commentary on how to approach patients and organisms, optimal methods of making a diagnosis, and prescribing treatment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-030-67459-2

OCLC:

1262370074