2025 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy
eBook - PDF

2025 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy

  1. 406 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

2025 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy

About this book

Completely updated and revised, the 31st edition of this best-selling reference provides instant access to the latest recommendations for treatment of infectious diseases in children. For each disease, the authors provide a commentary to help select the best of all antimicrobial choices. Drug descriptions cover all antimicrobial agents available today and include complete information about dosing regimens. New in the 31st Edition
New guidelines for:

  • Acute Bacterial Arthritis
  • Mpox (monkeypox)
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis
  • Topical antimicrobials
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus
  • Clostridioides therapy
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease


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Yes, you can access 2025 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy by Debra L Palazzi,John S. Bradley,John D. Nelson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Family Medicine & General Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. 1. Antimicrobial Therapy According to Clinical Syndromes
  3. 2. Antimicrobial Therapy for Neonates
  4. 3. Preferred Therapy for Specific Bacterial and Mycobacterial Pathogens
  5. 4. Choosing Among Antibiotics Within a Class: β-Lactams and β-Lactamase Inhibitors, Macrolides, Aminoglycosides, and Fluoroqui olones
  6. 5. Preferred Therapy for Specific Fungal Pathogens
  7. 6. Choosing Among Antifungal Agents: Polyenes, Azoles, and Echinocandins
  8. 7. Preferred Therapy for Specific Viral Pathogens
  9. 8. Choosing Among Antiviral Agents
  10. 9. Preferred Therapy for Specific Parasitic Pathogens
  11. 10. Choosing Among Antiparasitic Agents: Antimalarial Drugs, Nitroimidazoles, Benzimidazoles, and Neglected Tropical Diseases
  12. 11. How Antibiotic Dosages Are Determined by Susceptibility Data, Pharmacodynamics, and Treatment Outcomes
  13. 12. Approach to Antibiotic Therapy for Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  14. 13. Antibiotic Therapy for Children With Obesity
  15. 14. Sequential Parenteral-Oral Antibiotic Therapy (Oral Step-Down Therapy) for Serious Infections
  16. 15. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis/Prevention of Symptomatic Infection
  17. 16. Approach to Antibiotic Allergies
  18. 17. Antibiotic Stewardship
  19. 18. Systemic and Topical Antimicrobial Dosing and Dose Forms
  20. Appendix
  21. References
  22. Index