Antimicrobial therapy in veterinary medicine / / [edited by] Steeve Giguere, John F. Prescott, Trisha Dowling |
Edizione | [5th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (703 p.) |
Disciplina | 636.089/5329 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GiguereS (Steeve)
PrescottJohn F <1949-> (John Francis) DowlingPatricia M |
Soggetto topico |
Anti-infective agents in veterinary medicine
Veterinary chemotherapy |
ISBN |
1-118-67507-X
1-118-67501-0 1-118-67510-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Important Notice; Abbreviations; Section I General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy; 1 Antimicrobial Drug Action and Interaction: An Introduction; Spectrum of Activity of Antimicrobial Drugs; Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobial Drugs; Antibacterial Drug Interactions: Synergism, Antagonism, and Indifference; Bibliography; 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods and Interpretation of Results; Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods; Interpretation of Susceptibility Test Results
Other Susceptibility Testing MethodsSummary; Bibliography; 3 Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Epidemiology; Introduction; Types of Antimicrobial Resistance; Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistance; The Effects of Antimicrobial Use on the Spread and Persistence of Resistance; Antimicrobial Resistance and Public Health; Nosocomial Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Hospitals; The Control of Antimicrobial Resistance; Bibliography; 4 Principles of Antimicrobial Drug Bioavailability and Disposition; Routes of Administration; Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics; Bibliography 5 The Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobial AgentsIntroduction; Interpreting the MIC from a Clinical Perspective; Understanding the Drug Response; Understanding the Exposure-Response Relationship; PK/PD and Dose Predictions: Putting It All Together; Conclusion; Bibliography; 6 Principles of Antimicrobial Drug Selection and Use; Risks Associated with Antimicrobial Treatment; Factors Determining Choice of Antibiotic; Principles of Antimicrobial Treatment; Bibliography; 7 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Animals; Introduction; What Is "Prudent Use" of Antimicrobials?; What Is Antimicrobial Stewardship? Considerations in Facilitating Antimicrobial StewardshipConclusion; Bibliography; Section II Classes of Antimicrobial Agents; 8 Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Penam Penicillins; Introduction to Beta-lactam Antibiotics; Bibliography; Penam Penicillins; Group 1 Benzyl Penicillin and Long-Acting Parenteral Forms; Bibliography; Group 2 Orally Absorbed Penicillins; Group 3 Antistaphylococcal Isoxazolyl Penicillins: Cloxacillin, Dicloxacillin, Methicillin, Nafcillin, and Oxacillin; Bibliography; Bibliography; Group 4 Extended-Spectrum Penicillins: Amidopenicillins: Mecillinam Group 5 Antipseudomonal Penicillins: Carboxypenicillins: Carbenicillin and TicarcillinGroup 5 Antipseudomonal Penicillins: Ureidopenicillins: Azlocillin, Mezlocillin, and Piperacillin; Bibliography; Group 6 Beta-lactamase-Resistant Penicillins: Temocillin; Bibliography; 9 Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Cephalosporins; General Considerations; Bibliography; Group 1 First-Generation Cephalosporins: Cefacetrile, Cephaloridine, Cefazolin, Cephapirin, Cephradine, and Cephalothin; Bibliography; Group 2 Oral First-Generation Cephalosporins: Cefadroxil, Cephradine, Cephalexin, and Cephaloglycin Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139031303321 |
Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clostridial diseases of animals / / [edited by] Francisco Alejandro Uzal, John Francis Prescott, J. Glenn Songer, Michel Robert Popoff |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, Iowa : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (427 p.) |
Disciplina | 636.089/6931 |
Soggetto topico |
Clostridium diseases in animals
Clostridium |
ISBN |
1-118-72833-5
1-118-72830-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; SECTION 1 The Pathogenic Clostridia; Chapter 1 Taxonomic Relationships among the Clostridia; Bibliography; Chapter 2 General Physiological and Virulence Properties of the Pathogenic Clostridia; Introduction; Anaerobic metabolism; Major clostridial diseases; The onset of clostridial infections; The key role of protein toxins in clostridial disease; The key role of spores in the epidemiology of clostridial disease; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Brief Description of Animal Pathogenic Clostridia; Bibliography
SECTION 2 Toxins Produced by the Pathogenic Clostridia Chapter 4 Toxins of Histotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium sordellii; Introduction; A - Intracellularly active toxins from histotoxic clostridia; B - Membrane-damaging toxins from histotoxic clostridia; Phospholipases; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Toxins of Clostridium perfringens; Introduction; A - Major toxins; B - Other toxins; Bibliography; Chapter 6 Toxins of Clostridium difficile; Introduction; Toxins A and B; C. difficile ADP-ribosylating toxin (CDT) Hypervirulence of C. difficile and its potential mechanisms Immunotherapy of C. difficile infections; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 7 Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani neurotoxins; Introduction; Clostridia producing botulinum neurotoxins; Clostridium tetani; Susceptibility of animal species to clostridial neurotoxins; Structure of clostridial neurotoxins; Mode of action of clostridial neurotoxins; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; SECTION 3 Clostridial Infections of the Gastrointestinal System; Chapter 8 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type A in mammalian species Introduction Yellow lamb disease; Other enteric diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type A in mammals; Clostridium perfringens beta 2 toxin-associated gastrointestinal disease; Bibliography; Chapter 9 NetF-associated necrotizing enteritis of foals and canine hemorrhagic gastroenteritis; Introduction; Etiology; Epidemiology and clinical findings; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Bibliography; Chapter 10 Necrotic enteritis of poultry; Introduction; Epidemiology; Etiology and pathogenesis; Host response; Predisposing factors; Clinical signs; Gross changes Microscopic changes Prophylaxis; Diagnosis; Bibliography; Chapter 11 Infections by Clostridium perfringens type B; Introduction; Etiology; Clinical signs; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Prevention and treatment; Bibliography; Chapter 12 Diseases produced by Clostridium perfringens type C; Diseases of mammalian species; Necrotic enteritis of poultry; Bibliography; Chapter 13 Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens type D; Introduction; Etiology; Epidemiology and pathogenesis; Clinical signs; Gross changes; Microscopic changes; Diagnosis; Prophylaxis and treatment Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136822903321 |
Ames, Iowa : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pathogenesis of bacterial infections in animals / / edited by John F. Prescott [and five others] |
Edizione | [Fifth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (819 pages) |
Disciplina | 636.0896014 |
Soggetto topico |
Bacterial diseases in animals
Pathogenic microorganisms Veterinary bacteriology |
ISBN |
1-119-75486-0
1-119-75482-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910677134003321 |
Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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