Optimal antimicrobial use is essential in this era of escalating antibiotic resistance. Clinicians, particularly those on the frontlines of care, need an understanding of the management of common infectious diseases and the appropriate use of antimicrobials in the context of resistant pathogens. In Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases, Arch Mainous, PhD and Claire Pomeroy, MD and a group of antimicrobial experts and experienced clinicians provide an eminently practical summary of the most effective evidence-based antimicrobial treatments encountered in both the hospital and outpatient settings. At the forefront of this book is the clinical impact of appropriate diagnosis and treatment, as well as an emphasis on the newer aspects of infectious disease management necessitated by the increasing problem of resistant pathogens. Further, the book provides useful information on major pathogens to help practicing clinicians not only diagnose but treat effectively infections and their concomitant complications.

Multidisciplinary and highly practical, Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases offers busy clinicians, nurse practitioners, as well as residents and medical students a comprehensive and informed guide for management and treatment in the contemporary environment fraught with resistant pathogens.

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Arch Mainous III, PhD, Claire Pomeroy, MD, and a panel of experienced physicians offer an eminently practical summary of the most effective evidence-based antimicrobial treatments encountered in both hospital and outpatient settings. Focusing on the clinical impact of appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the book emphasizes those newer aspects of infectious disease management necessitated by the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. It also discusses the major pathogens involved so that practicing clinicians will not only diagnose, but also better treat the infections and complications they cause. Multidisciplinary and highly practical, Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases: Impact of Antibiotic Resistance offers busy clinicians and nurse practitioners a comprehensive and informed guide to navigating the difficult treatment decisions created by the rising tide of antibiotic resistance today.

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Part I. Introduction. Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents, Andrea L. Benin and Scott F. Dowell. Part II. Significant Pathogens. Gram-Positive Bacteria, Thomas S. Stalder and Laurel C. Preheim. Gram-Negative Bacteria, Robert P. Rapp and Kenneth E. Record. Viruses, Gregory S. Felzien and Edwin A. Brown. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Frank Romanelli and Claire Pomeroy. Fungal Infections, Claire Pomeroy and Norman L. Goodman. Part III. Management of Infectious Diseases. Upper Respiratory Infections and Acute Bronchitis, Arch G. Mainous III and William J. Hueston. Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia, Sundar Natarajan and Kimberly Rakes. Tuberculosis, Martin E. Evans. Current Cost-Effective Management of Urinary Tract Infections, James R. Johnson. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Alice C. Thornton, David Adkins, and Janet Arno. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections, Laurie Haas and Luis Marsano. Endocarditis, Lena Daghestani. Infections of the Central Nervous System, Avi Nath and Joseph Berger. Common Infections of the Skin and Bone, Peter J. Carek and Jonathan Sack. Part IV. Special Considerations. Strategies for Optimal Antimicrobial Use, Lori M. Dickerson and Arch G. Mainous III. Antimicrobial Resistant Flora in the Hospital, Bruce S. Ribner. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Vicki A. Morrison. Future Trends in Antimicrobial Use, Arch G. Mainous III and Claire Pomeroy. Index.