edited by Thomas T. Yoshikawa
Antibiotic Therapy for Geriatric Patients provides quick access to essential information on specific antibiotics, major clinical infections, selected pathogens, and infections in long-term elderly-care.
Features:
- Offers a reader-friendly discussion of all the key antibiotics utilized in the treatment of elderly patients-considering pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, indications, dosage, precautions, and adverse effects relevant to older persons
- Details the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major infections in the elderly
- Presents up-to-date research on common pathogens that cause infections in the elderly including bacteria, viruses, fungi, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and parasites, as well as new and emerging pathogens such as SARS and West Nile virus
- Discusses modern procedures to avoid the spread of diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, herpes zoster, and hepatitis
Contents
- Epidemiology and Unique Aspects of Infections
- Clinical Manifestations of Infections
- Host Resistance
- Functional Assessment
- Nutritional Assessment and Intervention
- Pharmacology
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Carbapenems
- Monobactams
- Beta-lactamase Inhibitors
- Glycopeptides
- Quinolones
- Aminoglycosides
- Tetracyclines
- Mcarolides/Ketolides
- Clindamycin
- Metronidazole
- Chloramphenicol
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- Nitrofurans
- Streptogrammins
- Linezolids
- Antiuberculous Drugs
- Antiviral Drugs
- Antifungal Drugs
- Antiparasitic Drugs
- Eye Infections
- Oral Infections
- Sinus and Ear Infections
- Respiratory Infections
- Tuberculosis
- Intraabdominal Infections
- Viral Hepatitis
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Herpes Zoster
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Infective Endocarditis
- Bone and Joint Infections
- Prosthetic Device Infections
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Septic Shock
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Viruses
- Parasites
- New and Emerging Pathogens
- Unique Aspects of Nursing Home Setting
- Common Infections
- Infection Control
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