Index

Abdomen, infections of, fluoroquinolones in, 724-725 injuries of, infection following, antibiotics for, 787 Acne, treatment, 553 Acylaminopenicillin(s), 661-665. See also Ureidopenicillinis). Age, as factor in antibacterial agent effects in children, 562 Alpha phase, 486 Aminoglycoside(s), pharmacokinetics of, 487 in pregnancy, 643-644 in renal failure, 595, 606 resistance to, 512-518 Aminopenicillin, 655 Amoxicillin, in children, 566 Amoxicillin-elavulanic acid, 671-673 administration of, 673 clinical use of, 673 pharmacokinetics of, 672 spectrum of activity of, 671-672 toxicity of, 672 Ampicillin, in children, 566 Ampicillin-sulbactam, 674-676 administration of, 675-676 clinical use of, 675 pharmacokinetics of, 674-675 spectrum of activity of, 674 toxicity of, 675 Anaerobe(s), susceptibility testing of, 464 Antibacterial agents. See Antibiotics. Antibiotics, activity of, 484-486 adjuncts to, 769-781 bactericidal activity of, 534-535 blockers of inflammatory response in sepsis, 778 in children, 561-574. See also Children, antibacterial agents in. in CNS infections, 615-627 in the elderly, 575-590. See also Elderly, antibiotics in. failure of, 542 fetal effects, 641 in infection prevention, 783-804 endocarditis, 796-800 during surgical procedures, 783-789 inhibitory activity of, 532-534 determination of, 465 MBC of, 484-486 in meningitis, 615-627. See also Meningitis, antibiotics in. MIC of, 484-486, 532-534 monitoring of, 541-542 in ocular infections, 627-634. See also Evei»), infections of antibiotics in. pathogens resistant to, 497-530 hospital-acquired, 510-518 mechanisms of dissemination of resistance genes, 501-502 mechanisms of resistance, 497-500 types of resistance, 498 pharmacodynamics of, 489-494, 540-541 classification based on, 483 pharmacokinetics of, 486-488, 535-539 in pregnancy, 639-651. See also Pregnancy, antibiotics in. in renal failure, 591-614 selection and uses of, principles of, 531545 susceptibility testing of, 463-481, 532535. See also Susceptibility testing, of antibiotics. topical, 547-559 Antifungal agents, susceptibility testing of, 464-465 Antimicrobial agents. See Antibiotics. Antiseptics, description and uses of, 554 Apalcillin, 665 Appendectomy, antibiotics for infection prevention during, 786-787 Aural infections, treatment, 553-554 Azithromycin,731-745