Kucers' the Use of Antibiotics 6e

From the foreword by Robert C. Moellering, Jr., M.D, Shields Warren-Mallinckrodt Professor of Medical Research, Harvard Medical School, USA• Written by a top international editorial team• Extensively updated to include new, existing and emerging drugs• Divided into 4 sections, 258 chapters and presented in 2-volumes• Presented and packaged in 2-volumes plus an e-bookKucers’ The Use of Antibiotics is the leading major reference work in this vast andrapidly developing field. More than doubled in length compared to the fifth edition, thesixth edition comprises 3000 pages over 2-volumes in order to cover all new and existingtherapies, and emerging drugs not yet fully licensed.Concentrating on the treatment of infectious diseases, the content is divided into 4 sections: antibiotics, anti-fungal drugs,anti-parasitic drugs and anti-viral drugs, and is highly structured for ease of reference.Within each section, each chapter is structured to cover susceptibility, formulations and dosing (adult and paediatric), pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxicity and drug distribution, detailed discussion regarding clinical uses, a feature unique to this title.Compiled by an expanded team of internationally renowned and respected editors, witha vast number of contributors spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America,the US and Canada, the sixth edition adopts a truly global approach. It will remaininvaluable for anyone using antimicrobial agents in their clinical practice and provides ina systematic and concise manner all the information required when treating infectionsrequiring antimicrobial therapy.Now Kucers’ The Use of Antibiotics is available free to purchasers of the books as an electronic version on line or on your desktop:• It provides access to the entire 2-volume print material• It is fully searchable, so you can find the relevant information you need quickly• Live references are linked to PubMed referring you to the latest journal material• Customise the contents – you can highlight sections and make notes• Comments can be shared with colleagues/tutors for discussion, teaching and learning• The text can also be reflowed for ease of reading• Text and illustrations copied will be automatically referenced to Kucers’ The Use of AntibioticsTHE essential reference to this vast, and rapidly developing fieldHighly structured for ease of referenceCovers more than 350 individal antimicrobial agents, more than twice as many as the preceding editionInternational team of highly respected authors and editors ensures a truly global approach