This edition compiles essential information on the pharmacodynamics of all major classes of the antimicrobial armamentarium including penicillins, cephalosposorins, cephamycins, carbapenems, monobactams, aminoglycosides, quinolones, macrolides, antifungals, antivirals, and emerging agents currently in development.
Written by experienced professionals in the field, this guide uses an abundance of examples to depict methods to apply pharmacodynamic concepts to everyday clinical practice.
- Analyzing the wide array of scientific and medical literature currently available, this guidecontains discussions that lead the reader through test tube research and animal and human studies to clinical treatment settings
- merges developments in medical microbiology, clinical infectious disease, and pharmacokinetics
- helps readers improve their understanding of the pharmacodynamics and the appropriate use of antibiotics
