The medical management of infectious diseases and antimicrobial therapy can be a daunting task for health care professionals. Infectious diseases experts at Mayo Clinic provide a coordinated, unified approach to infectious disease treatment for the general patient population as well as the complex patients seen at this internationally renowned destination medical center. Over twenty contributors represent the spectrum of infectious disease experience within the Mayo Clinic framework of patient-centered care. Highlights of Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy: Quick Guide, Third Edition include simplified and thorough drug dosing recommendations for renal function and renal replacement therapies, drugs of choice for specific organisms (including bacteria, fungi, and viruses), and updated and simplified antimicrobial and management recommendations for specific infectious syndromes. New features of the third edition include dosing recommendations for extended infusions and obese and neonatal patient populations and treatment options targeted for hepatitis B and C infections, prosthetic joint infections, post-transplant infections, and infections resulting from bioterrorism. This compact, user-friendly resource brings the specialized knowledge of Mayo Clinic to your fingertips.

John W. Wilson, MD is a consultant for the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Associate Professor at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Lynn L. Estes, PharmD is a Infectious Disease Pharmacy, Associate for the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Section I. Antimicrobial Dosing-Adult Adult Antimicrobial Dosing Adult Antimicrobial Dosing With Obesity Extended Infusions Adult Dosing for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Minimal Residual Renal Function Vancomycin Adult Dosing and Monitoring Guidelines Aminoglycoside Adult Dosing and Monitoring Section II. Antimicrobial Dosing-Pediatric Pediatric Antimicrobial Dosing Neonatal Dosing Pediatric Vancomycin Dosing Pediatric Aminoglycoside Dosing Section III. Antimicrobial Agent Fundamentals Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobial Agents Antimicrobial Drug Levels Laboratory and Clinical Toxicity Monitoring Section IV. Treatment of Specific Organisms Spectrum of Activity Bacteria: Preferred and Alternative Treatment Options Bacterial Drug Resistance Fungi: Preferred and Alternative Treatment Options Viruses: Preferred and Alternative Treatment Options Section V. Infectious Syndromes in Adults Clinical Approach to Patients With Infection Respiratory Tract Infections Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Treatment Infective Endocarditis: Prophylaxis Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections Central Nervous System Infections Urinary Tract Infections Soft Tissue Infections: Nontoxigenic Soft Tissue Infections: Necrotizing or Toxigenic Osteomyelitis Native Joint Infection Prosthetic Joint Infection Gastrointestinal Infections Intra-abdominal Infections Management of the Febrile Neutropenic Patient Transplant Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Tuberculosis Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria Management Pearls Fungal Infections Hepatitis B Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection Select Opportunistic Infections in Adult Patients With HIV Occupational and Nonoccupational HIV, HBV, and HCV Postexposure Prophylaxis and Management Tick-borne Infections Zoonotic (Animal-Associated) Infections Vaccination Schedules Travel Medicine and Prophylaxis Bioterrorism