2012-2013 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581106548 ISBN 13: 9781581106541

Verlag: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012

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This bestselling and widely used resource on pediatric antimicrobial therapy provides instant access to reliable, up-to-the-minute recommendations for treatment of all infectious diseases in children.  For each disease, the authors provide a commentary to help health care providers select the best of all antimicrobial choices.  Drug descriptions cover all antimicrobial agents available today and include complete information about dosing regimens. In response to growing concerns about overuse of antibiotics, the program includes guidelines on when not to prescribe antimicrobials.Key Selling Points: Developed by distinguished editorial boardDesigned for those who take care of children and are faced with decisions every dayIncludes treatment of parasitic infections and tropical medicine.Updated assessments regarding the strength of the recommendation and the level of evidence for treatment recommendations for major infectionsAnti-infective drug listing, complete with formulations and dosagesNew in the 19th edition antibiotic therapy for obese childrenNew in the 19th edition antimicrobial prophylaxis/prevention of symptomatic infectionMaximal adult dosages and higher dosages of some antimicrobials commonly used in childrenMobile version includes references

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John S. Bradley, MD Editor in Chief Dr. Bradley has been the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego since 1988, and is currently Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He has served on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases (Red Book Committee) 2004-2010, and the Council of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Council, 2007-2011 where he promoted the development of a PIDS Antimicrobial Stewardship program. John D. Nelson, MD Emeritus Dr. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, the same institution since he started his career back in 1957. At UT Southwestern he established the first formal Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship program with Dr. Kenneth Haltalin and later Dr. George McCracken. He also went on to establish the National Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar with Dr. McCracken and in 1982 they founded the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal for which they continue as Chief Editors. In 1975 Dr. Nelson produced the first edition of the Pocket Book of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy which has gone through 20 biennial editions and is now edited by Dr. John Bradley. Paul E. Palumbo, MD, is a subspecialist in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Dartmouth Medical School. He specializes in pediatric HIV and TB disease. Jason Sauberan, PharmD, is research pharmacist, study coordinator, and investigator at the Neonatal Research Institute, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego, CA. He also performs clinical duties as a neonatal intensive care pharmacist and antibiotic stewardship pharmacist for the Sharp Mary Birch 84-bed level III NICU, and as a pediatric consultant pharmacist at the Helen Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. His research interests include anti-infection therapy, drugs in breast milk, parenteral nutrition, and medication safety. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Mother to Baby California, and is an assistant clinical professor, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. William Steinbach is Professor of Pediatrics, Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Duke University. His expertise is in transplant infectious diseases, specifically in invasive fungal disease in children. He leads an integrated molecular, translational, and clinical research effort toward improving our understanding of invasive fungal disease epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

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• Verlag: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1581106548
• ISBN 13: 9781581106541
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
• Herausgeber: Bradley John S., Nelson John D.