The Permian of Northern Pangea: Paleogeography, Paleoclimates, Stratigraphy

This volume offers authoritative, up-to-date guidance on the use of antimicrobial agents in the treatment of urinary tract infections. The book begins with a review of the principles of antimicrobial therapy and then discusses specific clinical problems. Topics covered include antimicrobial antibody treatment of pyelonephritis and sepsis; treatment of complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections; bacteriuria and urinary tract infections in the elderly; prostatitis; antimicrobial prophylaxis in genitourinary surgery; diagnosis and therapy of clinical and subclinical prosthetic infection; pharmacologic treatment of genitourinary fungal infections; antibiotic therapy in infection stones; and bacteriuria in spinal cord injured patients. Full consideration is given to the problems associated with outpatient antibiotic usage, as well as to errors in antimicrobial usage and reasons for treatment failure. The concluding chapter examines future developments in antimicrobial treatment of urinary tract infections.