The is the third edition of a text that surveys the drugs used to treat bacterial, fungal, prarsitic, and viral infections. This book contains comprehensive presentations of the mechanisms for both the antimicrobial actions and for the adverse clinical effects of these drugs. Complete discussions of the pharmacology are highlighted by numerous charts and tables summarizing each drug's pharmacokinetic properties and microbial susceptibility. With 3500 reference citations, The Anitmicrobial Drugs provides a complete entry into the literature, making it an invaluable resource for infectious disease specialists, clinical pharmacists, clinical microbiologists, medical students, pharmacy students, and graduate students in pharmacology and microbiology.

"The tables are particularly useful for quick references and information summaries. All of the chapters are extensively referenced. This well-written textbook on antimicrobial agents is comprehensive and provides a good understanding of the various aspects and appropriate uses of the various classes of agents. The depth of information is also impressive."Doody Publishing Inc. |k No