Chapter 1. An introduction to antimicrobials
- An introduction to antimicrobials intro
- Grasping the principles of antimicrobial therapy
- Interpreting and verifying microscopy
- Deciphering susceptibility testing
- Appreciating multidrug-resistant organisms
- BONUS INTERVIEW: On questioning lab results.
- An introduction to antimicrobials quiz
Chapter 2. Antibiotics
- Antibiotics intro
- Administering penicillins
- Considering beta-lactamase inhibitors
- Employing cephalosporins
- Using carbapenems and monobactams
- Administering fluoroquinolones
- Working with aminoglycosides
- Administering vancomycin
- Utilizing macrolides and clindamycin
- Targeting multidrug-resistant gram-positive organisms
- Treating with colistin
- Employing nitroimidazoles
- Administering rifamycins
- Using tetracyclines
- Combining sulfonamides and trimethoprim
- BONUS INTERVIEW: Why Shakespeare is responsible for histoplasmosis in the US.
- Antibiotics quiz
Chapter 3. Antifungals
- Antifungals intro
- Treating with echinocandins
- Administering azoles
- Employing polyenes
- Using terbinafine
- Considering flucytosine
- BONUS INTERVIEW: A leucemic patient with fever.
- Antifungals quiz
