Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

• 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 AfricanTrypanosomiasis.- 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.

From the reviews:“This book is a comprehensive guide to the state of the field as far as clinical practice is concerned. … There is good coverage of the wider spectrum of pathogens: viruses, fungi and parasites are addressed as well as bacterial infections. Each contribution is exhaustive and will appeal very much to the clinical microbiologist and infectious disease specialist. … This is certainly a reference book, and every diagnostic laboratory would derive value in having a copy on its shelves.” (Colin Howard, Microbiology Today, June, 2010)