Antibiotic and Chemotherapy: Anti-Infective Agents and Their Use in Therapy

Antibiotic and Chemotherapy, 8th edition, is a comprehensive textbook that offers a globally-relevant account of the properties of all types of antimicrobial agent that are used in human medicine, and provides authoritative guidance on the principles and practice of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

The increasing problem of multi-drug resistance and the wide range of new antiviral therapies now available for the treatment of HIV and other viral infections are just two of the new areas discussed in this comprehensive and detailed new edition. In addition to full coverage of every commonly used antibiotic agent, there are extensive chapters on all antiviral, antiprotozoan and anthelminthic agents.

Completely revised throughout, with contributions from over 60 experts in infections disease / medical microbiology worldwide, the new edition of this classic text should answer all your questions on the treatment of infectious organisms.Unique 3-part structure makes it easy to locate the information you need on a specific treatment or infectionPart I covers general aspects of treatment - these chapters will be completely rewritten to be globally relevant Part II reviews every agent, giving antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetics, clinical use, available preparationsChapters in part II will be templated so that all contributors are writing to the same level of detail and covering the same pointsPart III deals with the treatment of particular infections, with full clinical management detailsClinical strategies for resistance control to be included where relevantFuture therapeutic developments to be identified in each treatment areaHuge new chapters on the new antiviral agents, particularly the antiretroviral agents used to treat HIV infectionAll new antimicrobial agents reviewed in detailPharmacokinetic sections will be more clinically relevant, less theoreticaldetailed review of the new antifungal therapies (voriconazole, liposomal amphotericin B)Specific tables added on major drug interactions, placental transfer, concentrations of agents in breast milk.New sections on liver failure, drug development and licensing, implications of xenotransplantationQuinolone chapter greatly expanded to cover the wider spectrum of activity of the newer agentsLots more on the new antimalarial combination therapiesCross-referencing to key web-sites (e.g. CDC website) to direct the reader to the source of the most up-to-date information on treatment, drug resistance, etc