Antibacterial antibiotics

The Antibacterial Antibiotics Handbook reviews, grouped by families, subfamilies, and groups, nearly all known and clinically used antibiotics. Spectrum of action, pharmacokinetics, clinical application, dosage and methods of administration, side effects, mechanism of action are given for each antibiotic preparation. At the same time, the combined use of antibiotics, empiric treatment, antibiotic prophylaxis and problems related to antibiotic resistance, the mechanism of resistance in individual groups of antibiotics and the fight against drug resistance are considered. Methods for determining the sensitivity of bacterial strains to different antibiotics and antibiotic combinations are also described, as well as the approach to interpreting the results obtained from the antibiogram. The handbook can be used as a daily aid by doctors, dentists and pharmacists, by trainee doctors and medical students, dentistry and pharmacy.