Part of the Oxford Infectious Disease Library, this pocketbook is designed tohelp medical trainees, general prescribers, healthcare workers and students to understand how antibiotics work, to demonstrate where they might be most appropriate, and to make clear the threat of antibiotic resistance. INDICE: Antibiotic action - general principles; 1: Antibiotics - mechanisms of action; 2: Pharmacokinetics applied to antimicrobials; 3: Sensitivity and identification tests; 4: Genetics of antibiotic resistance; 5: Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; 6: Multi-drug resistant bacteria and healthcare-acquired infections; 7: Multi-drug resistant bacteria and healthcare-acquired infections; 8: Antimycobacterium therapy; 9: Clinical use of antibiotics to prevent or control resistance
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958136-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 96
- Fecha Publicación: 25/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés