Faqs on Rational Antibiotic Therapy (IAP)

The aim of this book is to focus on the FAQs on Rational Antibiotic Therapy. Rational antibiotic use requires accurate diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic use. Antibiotics have radically improved the prognosis of infectious diseases. Infections that were almost invariably fatal are now almost always curable if treatment is started early. Physicians need to use antibiotics wisely and responsibly. This book comprised of 6 sections, which include general considerations, common infections in office practice, healthcare-associated infections and special situations, superbugs, salvaging the antibiotics, and annexures, which are further divided into 31 chapters and 2 annexures. The purpose of this book is to highlight important and relevant questions and answers to the readers as the busy pediatric practitioners often find it difficult to get the answer to the questions in the midst of bulky texts. These FAQs have been collected from discussions in various forums. Many important issues pertaining to infectious diseases have been illustrated through concise and well-written chapters in the form of FAQs which cover basic knowledge about the disease, its diagnosis, and management. This book will serve as a desktop handbook and ready reference for commonly encountered situations in pediatric infectious diseases.