Antimicrobial resistance : problem pathogens and clinical countermeasures /: problem pathogens and clinical countermeasures. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Robert C. Owens, Jr., Ebbing Lautenbach.
• Other Names: Owens, Robert C; Lautenbach, Ebbing
• Contents: The attributable costs of resistant infections in hospital settings: economic theory and application / R. Douglas Scott II and Rebecca R. Roberts -- Benchmarking : its utility in the fight against antibacterial resistance / Sujata M. Bhavnani and Glenn S. Tillotsen -- Antibiotic resistance : opportunity or obstacle for the pharmaceutical industry? / Glenn S. Tillotsen -- Understanding studies of resistant organisms : focus on epidemiological methods / Ebbing Lautenbach -- Staphylococcus aureus : resistance update and treatment options / Pamela A. Moise and George Sakoulas -- Enterococci : resistance update and treatment options / Peter K. Linden -- Streptococcus pneumoniae : resistance update and treatment options / Nicole Akar, William R. Bishai, and Sanjay K. Jain -- Acinetobacter species : resistance update and treatment options / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl -- Pseudomonas aeruginosa : an understanding of resistance issues / Karen Lolans, Maria Virginia Villegas, and John P. Quinn -- Problematic beta-lactamases : an update / Marion S. Helfand and Louis B. Rice -- Clostridium difficile-infection : overview and update with a focus on antimicrobial resistance as a risk factor / Robert C. Owens, Jr., August J. Valenti, and Mark H. Wilcox. Emerging resistance among candida species : trends and treatment considerations for candidemia -- Early appropriate empiric therapy and antimicrobial de-escalation / James M. Hollands [and others] -- Antimicrobial cycling strategies programs / Bernard C. Camins and Victoria J. Fraser -- Antimicrobial stewardship : rationale for and practical considerations of programmatic institutional efforts to optimize antimicrobial use / Robert C Owens, Jr. -- Computer-assisted programs to optimize antimicrobial use / Stanley L. Pestotnik and Jonathan B. Olson -- Practical application of pharmacodynamic principles to optimize therapy and treat resistant organisms : a focus on beta-lactam antibiotics / Thomas P. Lodise, Ben M. Lomaestro, and George L. Drusano -- Shorter course antibiotic therapy (SCAT) : principles, current data, and caveats / Donald E. Craven [and others] -- Impact of guidelines on antimicrobial treatment of respiratory tract infections / Thomas M. File -- The impact of hospital epidemiology on the management and control of antimicrobial resistance : issues and controversies / August J. Valenti -- Combination antimicrobial therapy for gram-negative infections : what is the evidence? / Nasia Safdar and Cybele L. Abad -- Antibiotic resistance : modern principles and management strategies to optimize outpatient use of antibiotics / Sharon B. Meropol and Joshua P. Metlay.
• Publisher Details: New York : Informa Healthcare
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 492 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 616.9/041; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Drug Resistance, Microbial; MEDICAL -- Microbiology; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420017236; 1420017233
• Related ISBNs: 0824729412; 9780824729417
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.