The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy (eBook)

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 9
Abbreviations 11
The Authors 12
1 Classification of the Antibiotics 13
2 Generics and Trade Names 16
3 Principles of Antibiotic Therapy 37
4 The Most Common Errors in Antibiotic Therapy 40
5 Important Infections and Their Microbiological Diagnosis 41
6 Cooperation with Microbiologists 43
7 Resistance of Major Clinical Pathogens 45
8 The Most Frequent Pathogens – Choice of Antibiotics 68
9 Antibiotics, Antimycotics: Spectrum – Dosage – Adverse Effects – Costs 75
10 Antibiotic Therapy of the Principal Infections in Children and Adults 172
11 Treatment of the Most Frequent Types of Bacterial Endocarditis 223
12 Minimal Duration of Treatment for Bacterial Infections 227
13 Failure of Antibiotic Therapy 229
14 Fever of Unknown Origin: Differential Diagnosis 230
15 Dosage of Antibiotics in Impaired Renal Function 237
16 Antibiotic Therapy in Haemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Continuous Haemofiltration 241
17 Antibiotic Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation 259
18 Antibiotics in Liver Diseases 261
19 Diffusion of Antibiotics in Cerebrospinal Fluid and in Cerebral Abscesses 263
20 Local Antibiotics 265
21 Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy 267
22 Physical Incompatibility of Antibiotics and Antimycotics in Infusion Solutions 284
23 Useful Websites 287