Antibiotics - Therapeutic Spectrum and Limitations

Management of microbial infections by antibiotic, their rational use, improvement of efficacy as well as controlling of resistance with the help of modern drug delivery is the most important aspect of antibiotics. Antibiotics - Therapeutic Spectrum and Limitations provides up-to-date information about the variation in microbial infections, detailed toxicity considerations, rational uses, development of resistance, and their control. while providing thorough insight into the comprehensive and up-to-date trends of therapeutic uses of antibiotics and the mechanism of action. The chapters in this book discuss important aspects of microbial infections, antibiotics with different mechanisms, and antibiotic resistance by leading experts around the globe. Furthermore, these chapters include an updated literature review of the relevant key topics, good quality illustrations, chemical structures, flow charts, well-organized tables, attractive figures, etc., for a better understanding of the readers. Provides in-depth and updated information and analyses about microbial infection, antibiotics, and therapeutics, the consequence of antibiotic resistance, and the role of modern drug delivery for improving efficacy by the global leaders and experts from academia, industry, research institutes, and regulatory agencies Includes updated literature reviews, good quality illustrations, attractive flow charts, well-organized tables, etc., for attracting the attention of potential readers, and for ease of understanding the concepts and texts on the part of the readers Gives thorough insight into the comprehensive and up-to-date trends of antibiotic therapeutics and its mechanisms INDICE: Section I: Introduction 1. Introduction to antibiotic therapy Section II: Microbial infection and antibiotics development 2. Bacterial infection: Types and pathophysiology 3. Development of antibiotics - past, present & possibilities (or hopes and hurdles) Section III: Antibiotics and therapeutics 4. Beta lactum antibiotics 5. Aminoglycoside antibiotics 6. Chloramphenicol and tetracyclines 7. Macrolide antibiotics 8. Lincosamide and glycopeptide antibiotics 9. Antifungal antibiotics 10. Antibiotics in the management of tuberculosis and cancer 11. Herbal drugs as antibiotics Section IV: Toxicity and Antibiotic resistance 12. Toxicity consideration of antibiotics 13. Rational use of antibiotics - save antibiotics for future generations 14. Combined use of antibiotics 15. Antibiotic resistance - a global crisis Section V: Others 16. Quinolones antimicrobial 17. Herbal drugs as antibiotics 18. Paediatric and geriatric uses of antibiotics 19. Role of antibiotics in hospital acquired infections and community acquired infections 20. Probiotics- Role in antibiotic therapy 21. Challenges in the development of antibiotics 22. Role of modern drug delivery in antibiotic therapy 23. Antibiotic residues in food 24. Clinical trials and regulatory considerations 25. Future perspective of antibiotic therapy

• ISBN: 978-0-323-95388-7
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 550
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés