A text designed for students, trainees, and non–infectious disease clinicians who are looking for quick and easy understanding of the rationale behind antibiotic selection for common bacterial pathogens and infectious disease presentations. By providing a brief overview of the rationale behind antibiotic selection, it serves as a learning device to supplement those large reference books. Features include: organization by class of antibiotics; fact-anecdotes, interesting ancillary information, mnemonics, and questions to test understanding; and additional reading reference sources. Appendices are included that cover dosing in adults and children, antibacterial agents in pregnancy, generic and trade names of commonly used antibacterial agents, and treatment of infections caused by bacterial agents of bioterrorism.

Selection includes online access to the fully searchable text.

Alan R. Hauser, M.D., Ph.D.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-9464-0; 2007; 320 pages; softbound