Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases

1. Antibiotic Resistance and Implications for the Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Meredith Deutscher, Cindy Friedman

2. Antimicrobial Resistance Among Epidemiologically Important Gram-Positive Bacteria
Cassandra D. Salgado

3. Gram-Negative Bacteria
Craig A. Martin

4. Tuberculosis
Vidya Sundareshan, Martin E. Evans

5. Community-Acquired Viral Infections
Chris Parsons

6. Influenza
Christian Sandrock

7. Invasive Fungal Infections
Javeed Siddiqui

8. Upper Respiratory Infections and Acute Bronchitis
Arch G. Mainous, William J. Hueston

9. Pneumonia
Hien H. Nguyen

10. Urinary Tract Infections
Dimitri M. Drekonja, James R. Johnson

11. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Alice C. Thornton, Bojana Stevich, Janet N. Arno, Barbara Pol

12. Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
Robert E. Post, Barry L. Hainer

13. Endocarditis
Eric Matheson

14. Infections of the Central Nervous System
Nicoline Schiess, Avindra Nath

15. Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Ivar L. Frithsen, Cassandra D. Salgado

16. Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis
Camelia E. Marculescu

17. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Frank Romanelli

18. Strategies for Optimal Antimicrobial Use
Arch G. Mainous, Paul Little

19. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Cristina Baker, Vicki A. Morrison

20. Future Trends in Antimicrobial Use
Arch G. Mainous

Keywords: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Bacteriology