The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy

Uwe Frank, Evelina Tacconelli:The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic TherapyUwe Frank, MD, PhDProfessor of Clinical MicrobiologyDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences at the Freiburg University Medical CenterEvelina Tacconelli, MD, PhDAssistant Professor of Infectious DiseasesInstitute of Infectious Diseases at theUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

1 Classification of the Antibiotics.- 2 Generic and Trade Names - Trade Names and Generics.- 3 Principles of Antibiotic Therapy.- 4 The Most Common Errors in Antibiotic Therapy.- 5 Important Infections and Their Microbiological Diagnosis.- 6 Cooperation with Microbiologists.- 7 Resistance of Major Clinical Pathogens.- 8 The Most Frequent Pathogens - Choice of Antibiotics.- 9 Antibiotics, Antimycotics: Spectrum - Dosage - Adverse Effects - Costs.- 10 Antibiotic Therapy of the Principal Infections in Children and Adults.- 11 Treatment of the Most Frequent Types of Bacterial Endocarditis.- 12 Minimal Duration of Treatment for Bacterial Infections.- 13 Failure of Antibiotic Therapy.- 14 Fever of Unknown Origin: Differential Diagnosis.- 15 Dosage of Antibiotics in Impaired Renal Function.- 16 Antibiotic Therapy in Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Continuous Hemofiltration.- 17 Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation.- 18 Antibiotics in Liver Diseases.- 19 Diffusion of Antibiotics in Cerebrospinal Fluid and in Cerebral Abscesses.- 20 Local Antibiotics.- 21 Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy.- 22 Physical Incompatibility of Antibiotics and Antimycotics in Infusion Solutions.- 23 Useful Websites.- Subject Index.