Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Book

	List of contributors
	Historical introduction	1
Pt. I	General Properties of Antimicrobial Agents	9
1	Inhibitors of bacterial cell wall synthesis	11
2	Inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis	29
3	Synthetic antibacterial agents and miscellaneous antibiotics	46
4	Antifungal agents	59
5	Antiprotozoal and anthelminthic agents	66
6	Antiviral agents	77
7	Antiretroviral agents	93
Pt. II	Laboratory Aspects of Antimicrobial Therapy	99
8	Antibiotic sensitivity testing and assay	101
9	Antibiotic interactions	118
10	Use of the laboratory	126
Pt. III	Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents	135
11	The problem of resistance	137
12	Mechanisms of acquired resistance	145
13	The genetics of resistance	156
14	Control of the spread of resistance	164
Pt. IV	General Principles of Usage of Antimicrobial Agents	173
15	General principles of the treatment of infection	175
16	Pharmacokinetics	183
17	Prescribing for children and the elderly	193
18	Adverse reactions to antibiotics	200
19	Chemoprophylaxis	212
Pt. V	The Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Agents	223
20	Respiratory tract infections	225
21	Urinary infections	235
22	Gastrointestinal infections	242
23	Bacteraemia and endocarditis	253
24	Skin and soft-tissue infections	272
25	Bone and joint infections	280
26	Mycobacterial disease	287
27	Meningitis and brain abscess	301
28	Viral infections	318
29	Infection in immunocompromised patients	335
30	Sexually transmitted infections	345
31	Parasitic diseases	354
32	Topical use of antimicrobial agents	368
33	Postscript: The development and marketing of antimicrobial drugs	376
	Recommendations for further reading	387
	Index	391