The Harriet Lane Handbook of Pediatric Antimicrobial TherapyFrom the experts at Johns Hopkins University, who bring you the best-selling Harriet Lane Handbook, this easy-to-use pocket guide to antimicrobial therapy expands on the indispensable Harriet Lane formulary to help you effectively treat a broad spectrum of pediatric infections. A complete listing of all antibiotics-and non-antibiotic treatments-and indications for use, as well as detailed discussions on antibiotic resistance, postexposure prophylaxis, and a large section that details adverse effects allows you to quickly and accurately chose the right medication for anything you encounter. For decades, health care professionals have relied on The Harriet Lane Handbook to pave the way to safe and efficacious therapy, and now that road just became wider.
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14 days acid Acyclovir adjust dose Adult Adverse Effects AGENTS AND DRUGS aminoglycoside amphotericin Ampicillin amprenavir Antibiotic ANTIMICROBIAL atovaquone aureus Azithromycin caution cefepime Ceftriaxone cephalosporin Child Ciprofloxacin clindamycin clinical common concentration Contraindications decrease desensitization diarrhea disease dosage dose in renal Doxycycline Drug Administration Drug Interactions efavirenz ertapenem Erythromycin fluconazole fluid FORMULARY foscarnet ganciclovir gentamicin globulin intravenous human headache hepatic hepatic impairment Host Category hr CrCl Hypersensitivity hypotension immune globulin intravenous Immunocompromised increase Infant infection infusion inhibitor itraconazole IV/IM levels liver lopinavir meningitis Meropenem metronidazole mg PO QD mg/5 mL mg/dose mg/kg mg/kg/dose mg/mL Neonate Ophthalmic Oral suspension Pathogen patients pediatric penicillin piperacillin pneumonia prophylaxis Q6 hr Q8 hr QT prolongation quinidine rash reaction RECOMMENDED TREATMENT regimen renal failure renal impairment rifabutin rifampin risk ritonavir serum sulfate syndrome Tabs therapeutic therapy TMP/SMX Topical toxicity Treatment Duration vancomycin voriconazole Warnings/Precautions zidovudine