Brilliant, clear coverage- By: Graeme K. Ambler, 01 Nov 2008 This book has clear, practical coverage of the principles of antibiotic usage. After briefly discussing mechanisms of action, it discusses the common causes of different infectious syndromes as well as appropriate antibiotic selection. It nicely complements the material foundin traditional organism-focused microbiology texts such as "Medical Microbiology" by Greenwood et al. The introduction says the book is based on lectures given at Nottingham. I only wish the lectures at my medical school had been anything like this good...
