| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 80 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Oxford infectious diseases library |
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Oxford infectious diseases library.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Although antibiotics are among the most widely used pharmaceuticals, they are also often inappropriately and over-prescribed. Indeed there are increasing predictions that unless we moderate our use of these drugs, bacterial resistance will eventually render them useless. As there are no serious contenders to take the place of antibiotics, including a failure to find new classes of these drugs, it is essential for modern medicine that their efficacy is preserved. Part of the Oxford Infectious Disease Library, this pocketbook is designed to help medical trainees, general prescribers, healthcare w. |
| Contents |
Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Antibiotic action-general principles; 2 Antibiotics-mechanisms of action; 3 Pharmacokinetics applied to antimicrobials; 4 Sensitivity and identification tests; 5 Genetics of antibiotic resistance; 6 Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance; 7 Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria and healthcare-acquired infections; 8 Anti-mycobacterium therapy; 9 Clinical use of antibiotics to prevent or control resistance; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; Y. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Antibacterial agents.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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Bacterial Infections and Mycoses -- drug therapy |
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Antibactériens.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Antibacterial agents
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Amyes, Sebastian G.B. Antibacterial chemotherapy. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199581368 (DLC) 2010476899 (OCoLC)500799716 |
| ISBN |
9780191576027 (electronic bk.) |
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0191576026 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199581368 |
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0199581363 |
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0199607540 |
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9780199607549 |
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1283348365 |
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9781283348362 |
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9786613348364 |
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6613348368 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048843891 |
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AU@ 000053303612 |
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AU@ 000062594129 |
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DEBBG BV040833831 |
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DEBBG BV043150006 |
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DEBBG BV044158972 |
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DEBSZ 421492619 |
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NZ1 15325928 |
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