Customer Reviews

Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (Sanford))

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Great guide for any professional in the medical field. I am a Clinical Microbiologist and when reviewing antibiograms, I find the Sanford Guide a very helpful aide, and very easy to use. A must have for a clinical microbiologist!

This little book is a must have for any resident, intern or practicing physician, those in the primary care fields in particular.

I've been using Sanford ever since med school. It's a great quick reference, and I order a new one every year. It takes a minute to get used to if you've never used it, but once you do, you won't go to work without it!

I have used this little gem for fifteen + years. It is widely, almost universally, accepted among doctors as reliable, quick, and complete. Any practicing physician who prescribes antibiotics and treats a variety of infectious diseases should have a current copy of Sanford's.

I can't do rounds unless I have this with me. I feel bare without it! It's good to have the latest edition.

Which antibiotic for yersinia diarrhea? for a diabetic with cellulitis? And a non-diabetic with cellulitis? I showed up my chief with this book when I was a medical student. Don't let people get the wrong drugs. Get this. This book is faster than your epocrates and it doesn't require charging at the end of the day.
Yes - you've memorized the answers for the boards, but please don't use those answers to actually treat patients... use the CURRENT guidelines found here in this book.
Otherwise, you'll become one of those outdated old malpracticing doctors who hasn't learned anything new since the dinosaurs roamed the earth long before the discovery of DNA. Please don't be like them. Stay current. Buy this book every year (or so) and use it lovingly.

Nothing new: this is a must for all primary care doctors. This has long become THE source of guidelines for antimicrobial treaments, yet small enough to fit in a white coat pocket. It is a little bigger and heavier this year. But, what can we say: there are more necessary information. I'd rather have a bigger book than dealing with smaller characters.

Didn't end up using it as much as I thougth I would, but then again, I'm just starting out in my practice. I think the Tarascon Pharmacopia book is better to have if I had to choose one pocket guide. EVerything else, I use my PDA for.

Larger format much easier to read, yet still pocket size. Very reliable and up to date. Addresses lyme disease, STD's , MRSA. Gives alternatives for patients with allergies. I've been using this for 20 years and still appreciate its concise, reliable information. Even though the web has emerged, I still like having a print version at my fingertips.

Why are you asking to rate an item that I returned? I wanted the 2011 edition but I received the 2009 edition.