title: Use of antimicrobial agents in patients with cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Antimicrobial agents are widely utilized in the prevention and treatment of infection in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Knowledge of spectrum of activity, pharmacology, adverse effect and toxicity profile, and emergence of resistant pathogens is critical to the appropriate use of these agents. The following review will emphasize the safe, effective use of antimicrobial drugs in the cardiovascular patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Guglielmo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000451:nursing; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents