Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment Essentials: A Clinical Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, Stewardship, and Evidenced-Based Management

By Graham Everhardt MD

Clinicians managing infectious diseases face a persistent problem: the comprehensive references run thousands of pages and cost hundreds of dollars, while the pocket guides strip away the reasoning behind every recommendation. Neither format serves the prescriber who needs to understand why a regimen is chosen, not just which one to order.

Existing resources compound the gap. Multi-volume encyclopedic texts are written for subspecialists and priced beyond reach for most practicing clinicians. Annual pocket references deliver drug tables without pathophysiology, diagnostic frameworks, or stewardship context. Introductory textbooks cover the basics but lack the clinical depth required for complex patient management. Meanwhile, antimicrobial resistance patterns have shifted, new agents have entered formularies, and updated guidelines from the IDSA, ATS, and AHA have reshaped treatment protocols across nearly every infectious syndrome.

Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment Essentials: A Clinical Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, Stewardship, and Evidenced-Based Management is the focused clinical guide built to fill this gap. Written for the clinician who manages infections daily without formal infectious disease fellowship training, this single-volume reference integrates diagnostic reasoning, antimicrobial pharmacology, evidence-based treatment, and antimicrobial stewardship into every clinical decision.

What sets this guide apart:

Syndrome-based clinical management covering pneumonia, UTI, skin and soft tissue infections, bloodstream infections, endocarditis, CNS infections, intra-abdominal infections, bone and joint infections, HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infectionsAntimicrobial pharmacology with mechanism-based drug selection, dosing in renal and hepatic impairment, allergy evaluation, and therapeutic drug monitoringAntimicrobial stewardship woven through every treatment chapter as a clinical framework, not a standalone afterthoughtAntimicrobial resistance coverage including MRSA, ESBL, CRE, VRE, MDR Pseudomonas, and Candida aurisMore than 100 clinical procedure and teaching videos accessible through integrated QR codesClinical images and illustrations throughout the text supporting visual diagnosis and procedural techniqueEmerging infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness including lessons from COVID-19, avian influenza, and viral hemorrhagic feversInfections in immunocompromised hosts, healthcare-associated infection prevention, and febrile neutropenia managementReference appendices with empiric therapy tables, antimicrobial dosing, drug interactions, and clinical scoring systems

Designed for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, hospitalists, internal medicine and emergency medicine residents, clinical pharmacists, and early infectious disease fellows seeking a current, clinically rigorous, and practically organized single-volume reference.

Start making evidence-based antimicrobial decisions with confidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8K32H1H
• ISBN13: 9798186806967
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"