03350nam 22005415 450 991025452630332120200702035656.03-319-44034-910.1007/978-3-319-44034-7(CKB)3710000000873054(DE-He213)978-3-319-44034-7(MiAaPQ)EBC4697480(PPN)195513894(EXLCZ)99371000000087305420160926d2016 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDrug Dosing in Obesity Volume I: Antimicrobials /edited by Syed Tabish R. Zaidi, Jason A. Roberts1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (142 pages) illustrationsElectronic Book.3-319-44032-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Betalactams: Penicillins -- Betalactams: Cephalosporins -- Aminoglycosides -- Quinolones -- Carbapenems -- Glycopeptides and antibiotics for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections -- Azole antifungals -- Echinocandins antifungals -- Polyene antifungals -- Miscellaneous antimicrobials. .This book provides an up to date review on antimicrobials dosing in obese patients, including practice recommendations for clinical use. The book is written by a group of doctors and pharmacists working in infectious diseases practice and research. The introductory chapter outlines the important physiological changes in obesity including factors affecting the dosing of antimicrobials in obese patients. The introductory chapter is followed by ten chapters covering the major classes of antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals. Each chapter briefly discuss the pharmacokinetics changes related to obesity and a summary of the relevant up-to-date literature. Specific dosing recommendations are provided for each class supplemented by real-life examples as clinical cases that are included as an appendix to the book. The book is a useful resource for clinicians, students and researchers needing up-to-date information on antimicrobial dosing in obese patients. Doctors, pharmacists, nurses working in hospital settings, and students of health courses (medical, pharmacy and nursing students) will find this book particularly useful.PharmacotherapyHuman physiologyPharmacyPharmacotherapyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H69000Human Physiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B13004Pharmacyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/F00008Pharmacotherapy.Human physiology.Pharmacy.Pharmacotherapy.Human Physiology.Pharmacy.616.398Zaidi Syed Tabish Redthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtRoberts Jason Aedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910254526303321Drug Dosing in Obesity2544788UNINA