Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antimicrobial drug action and interaction: an introduction / S. Giguáere -- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods and interpretation of results / R.D. Walker -- Antimicrobial resistance and its epidemiology / P. Boerlin, D.G. White -- Principles of antimicrobial drug bioavailability and disposition / J.D. Baggot -- The pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) relationship of antimicrobial agents (new) / M. Martinez, P.L. Toutain, R.D. Walker -- Principles of antimicrobial drug selection and use / R.D. Walker, S. Giguáere -- Beta-lactam antibiotics: penam penicillins / J.F. Prescott -- Beta-lactam antibiotics: cephalosporins and cephamycins / J.F. Prescott -- Other beta-lactam antibiotics: beta-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, and monobactams / J.F. Prescott -- Peptide antibiotics: polymyxins, glycopeptides, and bacitracin / P.M. Dowling -- Lincosamides, pleuromutilins, and streptogramins / S. Giguáere -- Macrolides, azalides, and ketolides (new) / S. Giguáere -- Aminoglycosides and aminocyclitols / P.M. Dowling -- Tetracyclines / S. Giguáere -- Chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol, and florfenicol / P.M. Dowling -- Sulfonamides, diaminopyrimidines and their combinations / J.F. Prescott -- Fluoroquinolones / R.D. Walker, P.M. Dowling -- Miscellaneous antibiotics: ionophores, nitrofurans, nitroimidazoles, rifamycins, oxazolidinones, and others / T. Dowling -- Antifungal chemotherapy / S. Giguáere -- Antiviral chemotherapy / D. Yoo -- Prophylactic use of antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial chemotherapy for the neutropenic patient (new) / S. Giguáere ... [et al.] -- Antimicrobial therapy of selected organ systems / P.M. Dowling, S. Kruth -- Antimicrobial therapy of selected bacterial infections / J.F. Prescott -- Growth promotion uses of antimicrobial agents / T.R. Shryock, S.W. Page -- Antimicrobial drug residues in foods of animal origin / P.M. Dowling -- Regulation of antibiotic use in animals / L. Tollefson ... [et al.] -- Prudent use of antimicrobial agents / S. Weese -- Antimicrobial drug use in horses / S. Giguáere -- Antimicrobial drug use in dogs and cats / A.D.J. Watson, J.E. Sykes -- Antimicrobial drug use in cattle / M.D. Apley, J.F. Coetzee -- Antimicrobial drug use in bovine mastitis / S. Wagner, R. Erskine -- Antimicrobial drug use in sheep and goats / C.B. Navarre, S. Marley -- Antimicrobial drug use in new world camelids (new) / C.K. Cebra, M.L. Cebra -- Antimicrobial drug use in swine / R. Friendship -- Antimicrobial drug use in poultry / C.L. Hofacre -- Antimicrobial drug use in companion birds / K. Flammer -- Antimicrobial drug use in rodents, rabbits and ferrets / H.E. Ramirez -- Antimicrobial drug use in reptiles / E. Jacobson -- Antimicrobial drug use in aquaculture / R. Reimschuessel, R. Miller.