Antibiotics Simplified

by Jason C. Gallagher, Conan MacDougall

Overview

“This book focuses on key points of basic microbiology and antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and organizes them into a concise guide … must-have antimicrobial reference guide for all medical and pharmacy students.” - Lindsay McDonnell, PharmD for Doody’s Review Service Antibiotics Simplified, Fifth Edition is a best-selling, succinct guide designed to bridge knowledge gained in basic sciences courses with clinical practice in infectious diseases. This practical text reviews basic microbiology and how to approach the pharmacotherapy of a patient with a presumed infection. It also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs. This text simplifies learning infectious disease pharmacotherapy and condenses the many facts that are taught about antibiotics into one quick reference guide. This guide will help students learn the characteristics of antibiotics and why an antibiotic is useful for an indication. With an understanding of the characteristics of the antibiotics, students will be able to make a logical choice to treat an infection more easily.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284250060
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	07/25/2022
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	550,381
Product dimensions:	4.88(w) x 6.97(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jason C. Gallagher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Temple University, and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases at Temple University Hospital (TUH). His clinical service is with the Infectious Diseases Consult team at TUH where he also serves on committees related to antibiotic use and guideline preparation. He lectures on the pharmacotherapy of infectious diseases and the practice of clinical pharmacy at Temple and also teaches antibiotic pharmacology at Drexel University School of Medicine, where he has an adjunct appointment. Dr. Gallagher’s research interests focus on the treatment of resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive infections and on antifungal pharmacotherapy. He is a past-president of the Mid-Atlantic College of Clinical Pharmacy.

Conan MacDougall is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. He provides clinical service to the Infectious Diseases Consult Service at UCSF Medical Center and participates in UCSF's antimicrobial management program. His research interests include the pharmacoepidemiology of antimicrobial use in hospitals and communities, associations between antimicrobial use and resistance, and the clinical use of antifungal agents. Dr. MacDougall co-coordinates the clinical pharmacy therapeutics course in infectious diseases and oncology, precepts students on the infectious diseases rotation, and lectures on antimicrobial agent pharmacology.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Considerations with Antibiotic Therapy
Chapter 1 The Wonderful World of Microbiology
Chapter 2 General Approach to Infectious Diseases
Chapter 3 Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 4 Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 5 Adverse Consequences of Antibiotic Use
Chapter 6 Antibiotic Resistance
Part 2 Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 7 Beta-Lactams
Chapter 8 Glycopeptides and Short-Acting Lipoglycopeptides
Chapter 9 Long-Acting Glycopeptides
Chapter 10 Fluoroquinolones
Chapter 11 Aminoglycosides
Chapter 12 Tetracyclines and Glycylcyclines
Chapter 13 Macrolides and Ketolides
Chapter 14 Oxazolidinones
Chapter 15 Nitroimidazoles
Chapter 16 Nitrofurans and Fosfomycin
Chapter 17 Streptogramins
Chapter 18 Cyclic Lipopeptides
Chapter 19 Folate Antagonists
Chapter 20 Lincosamides
Chapter 21 Polymyxins
Chapter 22 Fidaxomicin
Part 3 Antimycobacterial Drugs
Chapter 23 Antimycobacterial Drugs
Chapter 24 Rifamycins
Chapter 25 Isoniazid
Chapter 26 Pyrazinamide
Chapter 27 Ethambutol
Part 4 Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 28 Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 29 Polyenes
Chapter 30 Antifungal Antimetabolites
Chapter 31 Azoles
Chapter 32 Echinocandins
Part 5 Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 33 Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 34 Anti-Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus Agents
Chapter 35 Anti-Cytomegalovirus Agents
Chapter 36 Neuraminidase Inhibitors
Chapter 37 Antiretrovial Drugs
Chapter 38 Antiviral Interferons
Chapter 39 Direct-Acting Anti-Hepatitis C Agents
Chapter 40 Ribavirin
Chapter 41 Hepatitis B Nucleoside Analogs
Part 6 Antiparasitic Drugs
Chapter 42 Antiparasitic Drugs
Chapter 43 Quinolines
Chapter 44 Atovaquone
Chapter 45 Benzimidazoles
Chapter 46 Pentamidine
Chapter 47 Ivermectin
Appendix 1 Selected Normal Human Flora
Appendix 2 Clinically Useful Spectra of Activity
Appendix 3 Empiric Regimens for Common Infections

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Lindsay McDonnell, PharmD (Pennsylvania Hospital)
Description: The field of antimicrobial therapy is vast and complex. This book focuses on key points of basic microbiology and antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and organizes them into a concise guide.
Purpose: The purpose is to condense the key points taught in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy courses into a reference guide for students and healthcare professionals. The book is designed to supplement the pharmacology knowledge foundation of healthcare professionals and students.
Audience: The audience includes students (both medical and pharmacy) as well as practitioners in all specialty areas that deal with antimicrobial therapy. The authors are experienced infectious diseases pharmacists as well as professors of pharmacy.
Features: The book covers key points of antimicrobial therapy including mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, adverse effects, dosing issues, and important clinical pearls. The book also includes basic microbiology to lay the foundation for how to approach a patient with an infectious disease. The book employs a standard format outlining each class of antimicrobial that is easy to understand. A helpful appendix reviews empiric regimens for common infections, a quick reference for practitioners.
Assessment: This is an update of the must-have antimicrobial reference guide for all medical and pharmacy students. The book expands upon drug classes covered in previous editions and also includes hepatitis C pharmacotherapy as well as a review of the complexities of antimicrobial resistance. This edition includes the most current clinical data available.

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