2017 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy

John S. Bradley, MD; Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego and associate professor of Pediatrics, University of Califoria, San Diego, School of Medicine. John D. Nelson, MD; Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Choosing Among Antibiotics Within a Class: Beta-lactams, Macrolides, Aminoglycosides,
and Fluoroquinolones
Chapter 2: Choosing Among Antifungal Agents: Polyenes, Azoles, and Echinocandins
Chapter 3: How Antibiotic Dosages Are Determined Using Susceptibility Data, Pharmacodynamics, and Treatment Outcomes
Chapter 4: Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Chapter 5: Antimicrobial Therapy for Newborns
Chapter 6: Antimicrobial Therapy According to Clinical Syndromes
Chapter 7: Preferred Therapy for Specific Bacterial and Mycobacterial Pathogens
Chapter 8: Preferred Therapy for Specific Fungal Pathogens
Chapter 9: Preferred Therapy for Specific Viral Pathogens
Chapter 10: Preferred Therapy for Specific Parasitic Pathogens
Chapter 11: Alphabetic Listing of Antimicrobials
Chapter 12: Antibiotic Therapy for Children Who Are Obese
Chapter 13: Sequential Parenteral-Oral Antibiotic Therapy (Oral Step-down Therapy) for Serious Infections
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis/Prevention of Symptomatic Infection
Chapter 15: Adverse Reactions to Antimicrobial Agents
Appendix: Nomogram for Determining Body Surface Area
References
Index