Medicina

—TABLE OF CONTENTS— ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 2 TABLE 1A TABLE 2 TABLE 3 TABLE 4 TABLE 5 TABLE 6 TABLE 7 TABLE 8 TABLE 9A 9B TABLE 10A 10B 10C 10D TABLE 11A 11B 11C TABLE 12A 12B TABLE 13A 13B 13C TABLE 14A 14B 14C 14D 14E TABLE 15A 15B 15C 15D 15E TABLE 16 TABLE17A 17B TABLE 18 TABLE 19 TABLE 20A 20B 20C 20D TABLE 21 TABLE 22A 22B TABLE 23 Clinical Approach to Initial Choice of Antimicrobial Therapy ........................................................ 4 Recommended Antimicrobial Agents Against Selected Bacteria .............................................. 62 Suggested Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in ImmunocompetentPatients.................................. 65 Comparison of Antibacterial Spectra ............................................................................................ 66 Treatment Options for Selected Highly Resistant Bacteria....................................................... 72 Suggested Management of Suspected or Culture-Positive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections........................................................ 74 Methods for Drug Desensitization.............................................................................................. 76 Rev122309, Copyright 2010 Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc., All Rights Reserved Risk Categories of Antimicrobics in Pregnancy ........................................................................ 77 Selected PharmacologicFeatures of Antimicrobial Agents ...................................................... 78 Pharmacodynamics of Antibacterials...................................................................................... 83 Selected Antibacterial Agents—Adverse Reactions—Overview ................................................ 84 Antimicrobial Agents Associated with Photosensitivity.............................................................. 88 Antibiotic Dosage and Side-Effects ......................................................................................... 89 Aminoglycoside Once-Daily and Multiple Daily Dosing Regimens..................................... 97 Treatment of Fungal Infections—Antimicrobial Agents of Choice ........................................... 98 Antifungal Drugs:Dosage, Adverse Effects, Comments ......................................................... 112 At A Glance Summary of Suggested Antifungal Drugs Against Treatable Pathogenic Fungi .................................................................................................... 115 Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections.................................................................................... 116 Dosage and Adverse Effects of Antimycobacterial Drugs ......................................................... 126 Treatment of Parasitic Infections ............................................................................................. 129 Dosage and Selected Adverse Effects of Antiparasitic Drugs ................................................... 139 Parasites that CauseEosinophilia (Eosinophilia In Travelers)............................................. 142 Antiviral Therapy (Non-HIV)...................................................................................................... 143 Antiviral Drugs (Non-HIV) ......................................................................................................... 155 At A Glance Summary of Suggested AntiviralAgents Against Treatable Pathogenic Viruses .................................................................................. 160 Antiretroviral Therapy in Treatment-Naïve Adults (HIV/AIDS) ............................................. 161 Antiretroviral Drugs and Adverse Effects (HIV/AIDS)............................................................... 171 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Selected...