Antibiotics Simplified

Feature

Description

"This book focuses on key points of basic microbiology and antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and organizes them into a concise guide must-have antimicrobial reference guide for all medical and pharmacy students." - Lindsay McDonnell, PharmD for Doody's Review Service

Antibiotics Simplified, Fourth Edition is a best-selling, succinct guide designed to bridge knowledge gained in basic sciences courses with clinical practice in infectious diseases. This practical text reviews basic microbiology and how to approach the pharmacotherapy of a patient with a presumed infection. It also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs.

This text simplifies learning infectious disease pharmacotherapy and condenses the many facts that are taught about antibiotics into one quick reference guide. This guide will help students learn the characteristics of antibiotics and why an antibiotic is useful for an indication. With an understanding of the characteristics of the antibiotics, students will be able to make a logical choice to treat an infection more easily.

The Fourth Edition will be revised and updated to include the following:

2 Color Design
Spiral Binding
Front Matter
Principles of Antibiotic Stewardship
Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Chapters on new antibacterials
New Chapter of Lipoglycopeptides
Additional HIV Agents
Chapters on New HCV drugs (2 new classes)
New TB medications
Antifungal Spectra of Activity Appendix

Key Features:
Figures and Flow Charts
Drug Class Reviews
Spectra of Activity Chart
Case Studies
Index for Reference

Applicable Courses:
Ideal for courses in pharmacy and medical schools:
Infectious Disease
Pharmacology I & II
Therapeutics/Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases
Drug Review /Capstone Clinical Rotations (PA)