2000 Pocket Book of Infectious Disease Therapy

by Bartlett, John G.

• ISBN13: 9780781723411
• ISBN10: 0781723418
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Table of Contents

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Preparations and Recommended Dosing Regimens for Antimicrobial Agents	1	(15)
Cost of Antimicrobial Agents	16	(4)
Preferred Antimicrobial Agents for Specific Pathogens	20	(22)
Antimicrobial Dosing Regimens in Renal Failure	42	(20)
Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Hepatic Disease	62	(2)
Adverse Reactions to Antimicrobial Agents	64	(22)
Safety of Antimicrobial Agents During Pregnancy	86	(9)
Drug Interactions	95	(14)
PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
Vaccines Available in the United States	109	(29)
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Surgery	138	(7)
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Ambulatory Patients	145	(3)
Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis	148	(4)
Prevention of Diseases Associated with Travel	152	(7)
NONBACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Treatment of Fungal Infections	159	(16)
Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections	175	(13)
Drugs for Treatment of Parasitic Infections	188	(17)
Treatment of Viral Infections	205	(10)
SPECIFIC TYPES OF INFECTIONS
Notifiable Infectious Diseases	215	(1)
Sepsis and Sepsis Syndrome	216	(2)
Compromised Host	218	(4)
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Case Definition	222	(1)
Group A Streptococcal Infections	223	(1)
Anaerobic Infections	224	(1)
Fever of Unknown Origin	225	(1)
Treatment of Lyme Disease and Potential Exposures	226	(2)
Infections of the Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous Tissue	228	(4)
Deep Serious Soft Tissue Infections	232	(1)
Bone and Joint Infections	233	(4)
Ocular and Periocular Infections	237	(3)
Infections of the Central Nervous System	240	(8)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections	248	(9)
Pulmonary Infections	257	(6)
Endocarditis	263	(8)
Viral Hepatitis	271	(3)
Intra-Abdominal Sepsis: Antibiotic Selection	274	(2)
Helicobacter Pylori: Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease	276	(1)
Infectious Diarrhea	277	(8)
Foodborne Outbreaks	285	(4)
Urinary Tract Infections	289	(3)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	292	(21)
Duration of Antibiotic Treatment	313	(3)
Trade Names of Antimicrobial Agents	316	(3)
HIV/AIDS	319	(2)
Natural History	319	(1)
AIDS Surveillance Case Definition	320	(1)
Management of HIV/AIDS: Anti-Retroviral Therapy	321	(29)
HIV infected paitient	322	(4)
HIV therapy in pregnancy	326	(1)
Post-exposure prophylaxis	327	(4)
Antiretroviral agents	331	(19)
Management of HIV-Associated Complications	350	(51)
Management of opportunistic infections:	350	(35)
Management of non-infectious disease complications:	385	(16)
Index	401