Handbook of antibiotics / Reese, Richard E., Betts, Robert F., and Gumustop, Bora

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: Common Infections -- Upper Respiratory Infections and Influenza -- Pneumonia -- Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections -- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) -- Acute Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis, and Food Poisoning -- Intraabdominal Infections -- Sepsis -- Infective Endocarditis -- Acute Joint and Bone Infections -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Fever and Apparent Acute CNS Infection -- Approach to the Febrile Patient Without an Obvious Source -- Miscellaneous -- Part A: Microbiology Lab Pointers -- Part B: Infection Control Issues -- PART II: Antibiotic Use -- Introduction to Antiobiotic Use -- Prophylactic Antibiotics -- Penicillin G and Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillins -- Broad-Spectrum Penicillins and Beta-lactam/Beta-lactamase Combinations -- The Cephalosporins -- Unique Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Monobactams and Carbapenems (Aztrenam, Imipenem, and Meropenem) -- Aminoglycosides -- Clindamycin -- Chloramphenicol -- Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole -- Trimethoprim -- Macrolides: Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, and Azithromycin -- Tetracyclines -- Vancomycin, Linezolid, and Quinupristin/Dalfopristin -- Metronidazole -- Rifampin, Rifapentin, and Rifabutin -- Spectinomycin -- Fluoroquinolones -- Urinary Antiseptics.