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The Daschner Guide to In-Hospital Antibiotic Therapy
Author(s): Uwe Frank (Author), Evelina Tacconelli (Author)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: May 4, 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 3540483470
- ISBN-13: 9783540483472
Book Description
It fits in every jacket pocket and provides a quick reference guide for all clinically active physicians in hospitals or doctor’s practices. With the nearly unmanageable number of antibiotics an up-to-date, clear-cut presentation is essential. In clear tables – sorted by substances, pathogens and indications – spectra and recommendations for dosages can be easily looked up. Special problems such as the use of antibiotics during pregnancy, in perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, and for renal and hepatic insufficiency are also included. A guide for your daily work: handy, concise, and clear.
Adjusted to European standards: Up-to-date substances, authorizations, resistances and trade names.
The first guide to antibiotic therapy for Europe!
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Handy – concise – clear
The “always on-hand” pocket guide to the treatment of infectious diseases.
– The most important antibiotics and antimycotics:
Spectrum – dosage – side-effects
– Numerous tables sorted by substances, pathogens, indications
– Administration of antibiotics during pregnancy, renal and hepatic insufficiency, dialysis
– Including statements on the cost of therapy
Numerous tips and troubleshooting guides:
– Potential mistakes
– Therapy failures
– Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis
Adjusted to European standards:
Up-to-date substances, authorizations, resistances and trade names.
The first guide to antibiotic therapy for Europe!
This book will most certainly be a valuable asset for all those treating patients with infections. While primarily aimed at the hospital setting, most of the very useful information can certainly be used in other healthcare settings, too.
Andreas Voss
Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
