The Quinolones

Vincent T. Andriole received his B.S. from College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, and his M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. He received his post-graduate training at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, North Carolina Hospital, National Institutes of Health, and Yale University School of Medicine. He has served on the faculty of Yale since 1963, and is currently Professor of Medicine and a member of the Board of Permanent Officers. He has served as Editor for several journals, and is presently the Editor for Mediguide to Infectious Diseases, Cliniguide to Fungal Infections, and Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. He is the International Adviser for The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. He has also served on the Editorial Board and as a Reviewer for numerous journals. Dr. Andriole has been amember of several national committees and is a member of several professional societies; he has won a number of awards and honors. In addition to editing six books, Dr. Andriole has published 176 original articles, 72 reviews and chapters, and 85 abstracts and preliminary notes.

P. Ball, The Quinolones: History and Overview.
T.D. Gootz and K.E. Brighty, Chemistry and Mechanism of Action of the Quinolone Antibacterials.
I. Phillips, A. King, and K. Shannon, In Vitro Properties of the Quinolones.
T. Kihler and J.C. Pechore, Bacterial Resistance to Quinolones: Mechanism and Clinical Implications.
T. Bergan, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Quinolones.
L.E. Nicolle, Use of the Quinolones in Urinary Tract Infection and Prostatitis.
R.P. DiCarlo and D.H. Martin, Use of the Quinolones in Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
M. Niederman, Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections with Quinolones.
S. Faro and J. Weigelt, Use of the Quinolones in Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
D.H. Hamer and S.L. Gorbach, Use of the Quinolones for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Gastrointestinal Infections.
R. Hasbun and V.J. Quagliarello, Use of the Quinolones in Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis.
K.V.I. Rolston, Use of the Quinolones in Immunocompromised Patients.
A.W. Karchmer, Use of the Quinolones in Skin and Skin Structure (Osteomyelitis) and Other Infections.
U.B. Schaad, Use of the Quinolones in Pediatrics.
R. Stahlmann and H. Lode, Safety Overview: Toxicity, Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions.
V.T. Andriole, The Quinolones: Prospects.
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