title: How to use antibiotics effectively.
abstract: Management and control of infectious disease is complicated by a number of variables. This paper reviews factors in choosing an antibiotic; the pharmacokinetic principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; duration of therapy; and major causes of failure of antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Section, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pallasch
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007769:Lactams; D018942:Macrolides; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007769:Lactams; D018942:Macrolides