Customer Reviews

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2008

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I work as a hospitalist in a busy community hospital. I use a commercial software product as a quick reference for other meds, but still stick with this classic reference for antibiotics and sensitivities. Small and lightweight, it doesn't take up much room in your pocket. Med students and residents in particular shouldn't leave home without it!

I bought this book upon starting my residency and i have to say that i found it to be very useful. It covers all the infectious diseases, even those we might never see in our practice. the best part tough is that it includes empiric treatment guidelines, 2nd 3rd or even 4th line antimicrobial agents for every infection. This way it can solve the problem with patients being allergic to specific antibiotics, that many times are the mainstay in treating infectious diseases. I think this book can't serve its purpose any better than it does

Have relied on this annual review for over 25 years. Nothing else comes close to being as reliable, current, thorough and useful.

excellent reference book--BUT the copy i received is in microscopic print and therefore useless to me--I must have missed this fact in ordering--in the future MICROSCOPIIC print should be soelled out

great help, just started as a PNP in a busy inner city ed and this book has been very useful.

The Sanford Guide is the perfect pocket book with valuable and up-to-date information related with the antimicrobial therapy. It is so useful for the ER, ICU resident, specially the Internist and Family doctor, but for any specialty and setting of the daily practice.
It's information is relevant not just for the US medical doctors, even in the most difficult and isolated areas you can look for the different treatment choices and find a good guide in order to resolve the infectious problem of your patient; from the simpliest skin bacterial infection through TB, HIV, parasites and other mayor infectious diseases.

For all medical practitioners this Sanford Guide is the definitive pocket guide for infectious disease treatment. Updated annually with the latest treatment recommendations from professional groups. I use it nearly daily when considering antibiotic selection and disease treatment.

This is a nice concise book, easy to follow, and small enough to keep in your lab coat.

I wouldn't advise getting the little one, the font is just too small and puts a strain on the old eyes. There is a step up version that still fits into your pocket. As far as the content is concerned, a must have if you ask me.

With new antibiotics and resistances changing almost daily, this is a great GENERAL guide for choices for antimicrobial therapy. Using this guide, along with your local or hospital pathogen and susceptibility report, are all you need to make the right choice given the diagnosis.