Main description:

This ? rst edition of Antimicrobial Drug Resistance grew out of a desire by the editors and authors to have a comprehensive resource of information on antimicrobial drug resistance that encompassed the current information available for bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. We believe that this information will be of value to clinicians, epidemiologists, microbiologists, virologists, parasitologists, public health authorities, medical students and fellows in training. We have endeavored to provide this information in a style which would be accessible to the broad community of persons who are concerned with the impact of drug resistance in our cl- ics and across the broader global communities. Antimicrobial Drug Resistance is divided into Volume 1 which has sections covering a general overview of drug resistance and mechanisms of drug resistance ? rst for classes of drugs and then by individual microbial agents including bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. Volume 2 addresses clinical, epidemiologic and public health aspects of drug resistance along with an overview of the conduct and interpretation of speci? c drug resistance assays. Together, these two volumes offer a comprehensive source of information on drug resistance issues by the experts in each topic.

Contents:

Gram-Positive Bacterial Drug Resistance - Clinical.- Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.- Antibiotic Resistance of Non-Pneumococcal Streptococci and Its Clinical Impact.- Enterococcus: Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococci Epidemiology, Treatment, and Control.- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococci: Mechanisms of Resistance and Clinical Implications.- Resistance in Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli.- Gram-Negative Bacterial Drug Resistance - Clinical.- Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria.- Mechanisms of Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.- Enterobacteriaceae.- Pseudomonas aeruginosa.- Acinetobacter.- Antimicrobial Resistance of Shigella spp., Typhoid Salmonella and Nontyphoid Salmonella.- Antimicrobial Resistance in Vibrios.- Antimicrobial Resistance in Helicobacter and Campylobacter.- Pertussis (Whooping Cough).- Antibiotic Resistance of Anaerobic Bacteria.- Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis.- Drug Resistance by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria.- Fungal Drug Resistance - Clinical.- The Role of Resistance in Candida Infections: Epidemiology and Treatment.- Antifungal Resistance: Aspergillus.- Drug Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans.- Antifungal Drug Resistance in Histoplasmosis.- Drug Resistance in Pneumocystis jirovecii.- Viral Drug Resistance - Clinical.- Antiviral Resistance in Influenza Viruses: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects.- Herpesvirus Resistance.- Clinical Implications of HIV-1 Drug Resistance.- Clinical Implications of Resistance for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.- Parasitic Drug Resistance - Clinical.- Antimalarial Drug Resistance: Clinical Perspectives.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Metronidazole-Resistant Trichomonas vaginalis Infection.- Drug Resistance in Leishmania: Clinical Perspectives.- Human African Trypanosomiasis.- Drug Resistance in Toxoplasma gondii.- Drug Resistance in the Sheep Nematode Parasite Haemonchus contortus, Mechanisms and Clinical Perspectives.- Measurements of Drug Resistance.- In Vitro Performance and Analysis of Combination Anti-infective Evaluations.- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Bacterial Pathogens.- Drug Resistance Assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Fungal Drug Resistance Assays.- Viral Phenotypic Resistance Assays.- Drug Resistance Assays for Parasites.- Genotypic Drug Resistance Assays.- The Use of Genotypic Assays for Monitoring the Development of Resistance to Antiviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection and Other Chronic Viral Diseases.- Public Health Issues of Drug Resistance.- Antimicrobial Resistance: An International Public Health Problem.- Hospital Infection Control: Considerations for the Management and Control of Drug-Resistant Organisms.- Controlling the Spread of Resistant Pathogens in the Intensive Care Unit.- Implications of Antibiotic Resistance in Potential Agents of Bioterrorism.- Internet Resources on Antimicrobial Resistance.