The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy

• Main Authors: Frank, Uwe (Author), Tacconelli, Evelina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Internal Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Handy – concise – clear The "always on-hand" pocket guide to the treatment of infectious diseases. - The most important antibiotics and antimycotics: Spectrum – dosage – side-effects - Numerous tables sorted by substances, pathogens, indications - Administration of antibiotics during pregn...

Table of Contents:

• Classification of the Antibiotics
• Generics and Trade Names
• Principles of Antibiotic Therapy
• The Most Common Errors in Antibiotic Therapy
• Important Infections and Their Microbiological Diagnosis
• Cooperation with Microbiologists
• Resistance of Major Clinical Pathogens
• The Most Frequent Pathogens — Choice of Antibiotics
• Antibiotics, Antimycotics: Spectrum — Dosage — Adverse Effects — Costs
• Antibiotic Therapy of the Principal Infections in Children and Adults
• Treatment of the Most Frequent Types of Bacterial Endocarditis
• Minimal Duration of Treatment for Bacterial Infections
• Failure of Antibiotic Therapy
• Fever of Unknown Origin: Differential Diagnosis
• Dosage of Antibiotics in Impaired Renal Function
• Antibiotic Therapy in Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Continuous Haemofiltration
• Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation
• Antibiotics in Liver Diseases
• Diffusion of Antibiotics in Cerebrospinal Fluid and in Cerebral Abscesses
• Local Antibiotics
• Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy
• Physical Incompatibility of Antibiotics and Antimycotics in Infusion Solutions
• Useful Websites.