A synthetic antimicrobial is a drug that is developed from a chemical not found in nature the success of the sulfa drugs led to the discovery and production of additional important classes of synthetic antimicrobials including the quinolines and oxazolidinones. Complete discussions of the pharmacology are highlighted by numerous charts and tables summarizing each drugs pharmacokinetic properties and microbial susceptibility with 3500 reference. The antimicrobial drugs amazonde eric m scholar william b pratt fremdsprachige bucher. The antimicrobial drugs this text includes the treatment of the mechanisms of action pharmacology and adverse effects of the drugs used to treat bacterial fungal parasitic and viral infections this edition also includes new chapters on the drugs used to treat aids ch 1