Antimicrobial Drugs

Focus: The development, use, and preservation of agents used to treat bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections.

  • Key Topics:
    • Drug Discovery: The antibiotic pipeline, novel targets for new antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals.
    • Mechanisms of Action and Resistance: How drugs work and how pathogens evolve to resist them.
    • Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD): Optimizing dosing strategies for efficacy and preventing resistance.
    • Clinical Use: Guidelines for empiric and targeted therapy for various syndromes.
    • Access and Stewardship: Balancing the need for access to antibiotics with the imperative to use them responsibly to curb resistance.

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