Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Part 1 General properties of antimicrobial agents: inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis; inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis; synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics; antifungal agents; antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents; antiviral agents. Part 2 Laboratory aspects of antimicrobial therapy: antibiotic sensitivity testing; antibiotic assay; antibiotic interactions; use of the laboratory. Part 3 Resistance to antimicrobial agents: the problem of resistance; mechanisms of resistance; the genetics of resistance; control of the spread of resistance. Part 4 General principles of usage of antimicrobial agents: general principles of the treatment of infection; pharmacokinetics; prescribing in the young and the elderly; adverse reactions to antibotics; chemoprophylaxis. Part 5 The therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents: respiratory tract infection; urinary infections; gastrointestinal infections; bacteraemia and endocarditis; skin and soft-tissue infections; bone and joint infections; mycobacterial disease; meningitis and brain abscess; viral infections; venereal diseases; parasitic diseases; topical use of antimicrobial agents; postscript - the development and the marketing of antimicrobial drugs.