Infectious diseases therapy principles

Moellering, R. C. (1985) Principles of anti-infective therapy. In Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 2nd ed. (eds G. L. Mandell, R. G. Douglas, Jr, and J. E. Bennett). New York John Wiley c Sons. 

Since the 1980s, the specialty area of infectious diseases within pharmacy practice has evolved into a distinct discipline that is directed at providing optimum antimicrobial therapy to patients. The pharmacist is uniquely qualified to apply therapeutic, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic principles to antimicrobial therapy. These skills serve to complement rather than compete with the roles of infectious diseases physicians. Infectious diseases pharmacists are employed in private and teaching hospitals, clinics, academia, and industry. Literature that document the positive impact of the infectious diseases pharmacist on patient outcomes is now being published. 

Pizzo PA. Empirical therapy and prevention of infection in the immunocompromised host. In Mandell GP, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease, 5th ed. Philadelphia, Churchill Livingstone, 2000 3102-3112. 

Nicolau DP, Nightingale CH, Quintilian R. Continuous infusion 3-lactams a pharmacodynamic approach. Infect Dis Clin Pract 1996 5(7) 432-434. Quintiliani R, Nicolau DP, Nightingale CH. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles in antibiotic usage. In Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Therapy of the Ears, Nose and Throat. Philadelphia WB Saunders, 1997 48-55. Niederman MS. Principles of antibiotic use and the selection of empiric therapy for pneumonia. In Fishman AP, Elias JA, Fishman JA, Grippi MA, Kaiser LR, Senior RM, eds. Fishman s Pulmonary Disease and Disorders. 3rd ed. New York McGraw-Hill, 1998 1939-1957. 

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