Antibiotic Essentials 2011, Tenth Edition

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Author(s):	Burke A. Cunha, MD, Chief, Infectious Disease Division at Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Details:	ISBN-13: 9781449624316 ISBN-10:1449624316 Paperback 778 pages © 2011
Price:	International Sales $24.95 US List Add to Cart

Overview

Completely revised and updated for 2011, Antibiotic Essentials 2011, Tenth Edition is a leading antimicrobial/infectious disease pocket guide for clinicians. The book’s contributors are leading world experts in their fields from various distinguished institutions. Practical, concise and authoritative, Antibiotic Essentials is not just a bug - drug pocket guide, but is also a mini-ID book, discussing diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases (including clinical presentations, diagnostic considerations, diagnostic pitfalls, and therapeutic considerations).

Antibiotic Essentials 2011, Tenth Edition contains 568 clinical syndromes as well as 157 detailed antimicrobial drug summaries, including: dosing in renal insufficiency and dialysis; relevant pharmacokinetics; antibiotic resistance potential; adverse effects; drug interactions; CSF penetration and complete reference citations. All presented in a user friendly format and organized with an expanded, easy-to-use index.

Unique Features Include:

Clinical microbiology (including susceptibility profiles, and site-pathogen clinical correlations)
Initial empiric therapy (with easy to use treatment grids including IV to PO switch therapy)
HIV
Infections due to fungi, parasites, and unusual organisms
Antibiotic prophylaxis & immunizations
Pediatric Infectious Disease (ID)
Pneumonia CXR atlas
ID differential diagnosis (including infectious and non-infectious physical & lab findings)

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Chapter  1  Overview of Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter  2  Empiric Therapy Based On Clinical Syndrome
Chapter  3  Initial Therapy of Isolated Pending Susceptibility Testing
Chapter  4  Parasites, Fungi, Unusual Organisms
Chapter  5  HIV Infection
Chapter  6  Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Immunizations
Chapter  7  Pediatric Infectious Disease and Pediatric Drug Summaries
Chapter  8  Chest X-ray Atlas
Chapter  9  Infectious Disease Differential Diagnosis
Chapter  10  Antibiotic Pearls and Pitfalls
Chapter  11  Antimicrobial Drug Summaries
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Burke A. Cunha, MD-Chief, Infectious Disease Division at Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York

Burke A. Cunha, M.D., is Chief, Infectious Disease Division at Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, and is one of the world's leading authorities on the treatment of infectious diseases. During his 30-year career, he has contributed more than 1000 articles, 175 book chapters, and 15 books on infectious diseases to the medical literature. He has received numerous teaching awards, serves on the editorial boards of more than two dozen medical journals, is Editor-in-Chief of Infectious Disease Practice and Antibiotics for Clinicians, and is a Master of the American College of Physicians, awarded for achievements as a master clinician and teacher.

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