Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms and New Antimicrobial Approaches

Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms and New Antimicrobial Approaches discusses up-to-date knowledge in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and all recent advances in fighting microbial resistance such as the applications of nanotechnology, plant products, bacteriophages, marine products, algae, insect-derived products, and other alternative methods that can be applied to fight bacterial infections.

Understanding fundamental mechanisms of antibiotic resistance is a key step in the discovery of effective methods to cope with resistance. This book also discusses methods used to fight antibiotic-resistant infection based on a deep understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of the resistance.

  • Discusses methods used to fight antibiotic-resistant infection based on a deep understanding of mechanisms involved in the development of the resistance
  • Provides information on modern methods used to fight antibiotic resistance
  • Covers a wide range of alternative methods to fight bacterial resistance, offering the most complete information available
  • Discusses both newly emerging trends and traditionally applied methods to fight antibiotic resistant infections in light of recent scientific developments
  • Offers the most up-to-date information in fighting antibiotic resistance
  • Includes involvement of contributors all across the world, presenting questions of interest to readers of both developed and developing countries
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Antibiotics Simplified

Studying antibiotics is not an easy job as the anti-infective era with a lot of antibiotic classes, different mechanism of actions, different coverage as well as different resistance patterns.

We have wrote many articles about antibiotics:

170 facts that should be known about Antibiotics

What are ESKAPE pathogens

How antibiotic resistance develops – infographs

and many more to come!

So, this book "Antibiotics Simplified" 3rd edition has the following:

  • Drug Class Reviews including various classes of antibacterial drugs and anti-fungal drugs.
  • This book will help students and nurses as well as pharmacists to learn the characteristics of antibiotics and why an antibiotic is useful for specific indication.
  • It is updated with new discovered antibiotics.
  • Easy to read and understand and it wasn't too terribly lengthy.
  • Mechanism of action, spectra of common pathogens, common/class unique adverse events and clinical pearls.

 

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PharmCards: Review Cards for Medical Students

Set of 240 loose, double-sided flash cards designed for course review and USMLE Step 1 preparation. Contains 50 new cards, 100 new drugs, 14 new class cards, and a new fundamentals of pharmacology section. Previous edition: c1995. Cards are not laminated

 

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Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology 6th edition

Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, Sixth Edition, is the updated, enhanced version of the student-favorite resource for essentials of medical pharmacology. The first-and-best resource, the Lippincott Illustrated Reviews series features clear, effective writing and hundreds of illustrations for ideal rapid review and the assimilation of complex information. Clear, sequential images present mechanisms of action and focus on showing rather than telling students how drugs work. New edition features:

  • All NEW chapters on Drugs of Abuse, Drugs for Obesity, Antihistamines, Drugs for Urologic Disorders, Drugs for Hematopoietic Disorders, Drugs for Dermatological Disorders, and Drugs for Bone Disorders
  • Over 380 study questions!
  • Nearly 600 annotated, full-color illustrations visually explain complex processes!
  • Outline format ideal for concise review and foundational learning
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