Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy Quick Guide

by Wilson, John W.; Estes, Lynn L.

• ISBN13: 9780199797783
• ISBN10: 0199797781
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The medical management of infectious diseases and antimicrobial therapy can be a daunting task for health care professionals. Although expansive textbooks and online resources are available, a simplified, quick reference guide is needed for the day-to-day office and hospital clinical practice.Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy: Quick Guide, Second Edition, provides information about infectious diseases and antimicrobial therapy in a format that is readily accessible and easily applicable to the clinical environment. Highlights of this book include drug dosing recommendations for renal function and renal replacement therapies, drugs of choice for specific organisms (including bacteria, fungi, and viruses), and simplified antimicrobial and management recommendations for specific infectious syndromes. Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy: Quick Guide, Second Edition, will assist health care providers in the management of infectious diseases and in the selection of appropriate antimicrobial therapy in a time-efficient manner.

Table of Contents

I. Antimicrobial Dosing-Adult
Adult Antimicrobial Dosing
Adult Dosing for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
Vancomycin Adult Dosing and Monitoring
Aminoglycoside Adult Dosing and Monitoring

II. Antimicrobial Dosing-Pediatric
Pediatric Antimicrobial Dosing
Pediatric Vancomycin Dosing
Pediatric Aminoglycoside Dosing

III. Antimicrobial Agent Fundamentals
Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobial Agents
Antimicrobial Drug Levels
Laboratory and Clinical Toxicity Monitoring

IV. Treatment of Specific Organisms
Spectrum of Activity
Bacteria: Preferred and Alternate Treatment Options
Bacterial Drug Resistance
Fungi: Preferred and Alternate Treatment Options
Viruses: Preferred and Alternate Treatment Options

V. Infectious Syndromes in Adults
Clinical Approach to Patients With Infection
Respiratory Tract Infections
Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Urinary Tract Infections
Soft Tissue Infections: Nontoxigenic
Soft Tissue Infections: Necrotizing or Toxigenic
Surgical Prophylaxis
Osteomyelitis
Acute Native Joint Infections
Gastrointestinal Infections
Intra-Abdominal Infections
Management of the Febrile Neutropenic Patient
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Tuberculosis
Nontuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections
Fungal Infections
Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection
Select Opportunistic Infections in Adult Patients With HIV
Occupational Postexposure Prophylaxis and Management
Tick-Borne Infections
Zoonotic (Animal-Associated) Infections
Vaccination Schedules
Travel Medicine/Prophylaxis