Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases

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.

Résumé

Recent evidence suggests an increasing rate of antimicrobial resistant pathogens throughout the world. Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus are showing substantial prevalence of resistance to antibiotics.

Thus, we think that given these developments, clinicians would welcome an updated version of this book. A resource indicating appropriate, evidence-based antimicrobial treatment of infectious diseases encountered in both the hospital and outpatient settings would be of significant value to practicing clinicians. The book would focus on the clinical importance of appropriate diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases particularly in terms of antibiotic-resistance. The resource would be valuable to countless numbers of junior-level practitioners (residents, nurse practitioners, physician-assistants). Moreover, the book could be a resource for generalists as well as infectious disease specialists.

Contenu
Significant Pathogens.- Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents.- Antimicrobial Resistance Among Epidemiologically Important Gram-Positive Bacteria.- Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Tuberculosis.- Community-Acquired Viral Infections.- Influenza.- Invasive Fungal Infections.- Evidence-Based Management of Infectious Diseases.- Upper Respiratory Infections and Acute Bronchitis.- Pneumonia.- Urinary Tract Infections.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Gastrointestinal Tract Infections.- Endocarditis.- Infections of the Central Nervous System.- Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.- Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).- Special Considerations.- Strategies for Optimal Antimicrobial Use.- Infections in the Immunocompromised Host.- Future Trends in Antimicrobial Use.