It takes the average reader 8 hours and 36 minutes to read Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by David Greenwood
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Instilling good prescribing habits in young doctors is essential for thebenefit of patients and to preserve the value of the antibiotic revolution thataltered medical practice in the second half of the twentieth century. Theseconcerns underlie the approach taken in the new edition of this successful book.The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the principles ofantimicrobial chemotherapy as an aid to informed, rational prescribing. Care istaken to address all aspects of antimicrobial drug use, including those specificto developed and developing countries of the world. The authors areinternational experts with a long standing interest in the role of education asa means of promoting an understanding of the benefits and limitations ofantimicrobial chemotherapy in physicians, surgeons and other health careworkers. The book offers a structured approach to the subject in four themedsections, each of several chapters. A historical introduction is followed by asection outlining the basic properties of antibacterial, antifungal,antiparasitic and antiviral (including antiretroviral) drugs. The next sectionexplains the various facets of antimicrobial drug resistance - which threatensto undermine the continued efficacy of antimicrobial agents - and effective waysof countering the threat. Therapeutic use is covered in two sections: oneintroduces readers to the general principles that inform the rationalprescribing of antimicrobial drugs; the second deals with practicalities of theuse of antimicrobial agents in specific clinical conditions. The book ends witha description of the ways in which drugs are developed and marketed. There areextensive recommendations for further reading.
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by David Greenwood is 499 pages long, and a total of 129,241 words.
This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 158% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 46 minutes to read Antimicrobial Chemotherapy aloud.
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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