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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 12e
Chapter 50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants
Sections: Case Study, Metronidazole, Mupirocin, Polymyxins, & Urinary Antiseptics, Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants, Summary: Miscellaneous Antimicrobials, Preparations Available, References, Case Study Answer.
Topics Discussed: antimicrobials; pharmacotherapy of infectious diseases; therapy of microbial diseases; bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections.
Excerpt:"A 66-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. He receives ceftriaxone and azithromycin upon admission, rapidly improves, and is transferred to a semiprivate ward room. On day 7 of his hospitalization, he develops copious diarrhea with eight bowel movements that day but is otherwise clinically stable. Clostridium difficile-associated colitis is suspected and a toxin assay is sent to confirm this diagnosis. What is an acceptable treatment for the patient's diarrhea? The patient is transferred to a single-bed room the following day. The housekeeping staff asks if the old room should be cleaned with alcohol or bleach. Which product should be chosen? Why?..."
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