Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

by Peter Davey, William L. Irving, Guy Thwaites, et al.

Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199689776
• ISBN13: 9780199689774
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"