Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy 2016

For each disease, the authors provide a commentary to help health care providers select the best of all antimicrobial choices. Drug descriptions cover all antimicrobial agents available today and include complete information about dosing regimens. In response to growing concerns about overuse of antibiotics, the program includes guidelines on when not to prescribe antimicrobials.

Practical, evidence-based recommendations from the experts in antimicrobial therapy

• Developed by distinguished editorial board
• Designed for those who take care of children and are faced with decisions every day
• At-a-glance tables of bacterial and fungal pathogen susceptibilities to commonly used antimicrobials
• Includes treatment of parasitic infections and tropical medicine
• Updated assessments regarding the strength of the recommendation and the level of evidence for treatment recommendations for major infections
• Anti-infective drug listing, complete with formulations and dosages
• Antibiotic therapy for obese children
• Antimicrobial prophylaxis/prevention of symptomatic infection
• Maximal adult dosages and higher dosages of some antimicrobials commonly used in children

John S. Bradley, MD
Editor in Chief
Dr. Bradley has been the Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego since 1988, and is currently Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He has served on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases (Red Book Committee) 2004-2010, and the Council of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Council, 2007-2011 where he promoted the development of a PIDS Antimicrobial Stewardship program.

John D. Nelson, MD
Emeritus
Dr. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, the same institution since he started his career back in 1957. At UT Southwestern he established the first formal Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship program with Dr. Kenneth Haltalin and later Dr. George McCracken. He also went on to establish the National Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar with Dr. McCracken and in 1982 they founded the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal for which they continue as Chief Editors. In 1975 Dr. Nelson produced the first edition of the Pocket Book of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy which has gone through 20 biennial editions and is now edited by Dr. John Bradley.