Principles of treatment of infectious diseases - clinical diagnosis; bacteriological diagnosis; place of chemotherapy in medicine; considerations relevant to effective antibiotic use; reasons for treatment failure. Principles of selective toxicity. Classifications of antibiotics. Investigations of the mechanism of action, spectrum, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion and adverse events of the major classes of antimicrobial agents including: SulfonamidesTrimethoprim; Penicillins, Cephalasporins and other ?-lactam drugs; Aminoglycosides; Protein synthesis inhibitors; Anti-tuberculoids; Anti-malarials; Anti-virals; Anti-fungals and miscellaneous antimicrobial agents.... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 312047 (v.1)<br/> Pharmacology for Pharmacists 521<br/> <br/> or any previous version
