| Summary: | Reference presents the fundamental in vitro aspects of antibiotics, from the screening of new agents to their assay in various body fluids. Each chapter serves as a compendium of available, scientifically sound knowledge on its given subject. The extensive bibliography (some 5,600 references) obviates the search for other sources. The field continues to expand, and many of the areas in this edition (second in 1986) have been redefined to reflect that progress. Twelve chapters have new senior authors and two new chapters cover those antibiotics that are currently favored, beta-lactams and quinolones. Those who rely on the laboratory for the estimation of antibiotic levels will find the new tables on antibiotic serum levels convenient and useful. (c) by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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