TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anti-Infective Therapy A1 - Southwick, Frederick S. A2 - Southwick, Frederick S. PY - 1 T2 - Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 4e AB - GUIDING QUESTIONSAre we at the end of the antibiotic era?Why are “superbugs” continuing to increase in our hospitals?How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?How can the continued selection of highly resistant organisms be prevented?Is antibiotic treatment always the wisest course of action?Does one antibiotic cure all infections?What are the strategies that underlie optimal antibiotic usage?How is colonization distinguished from infection, and why is this distinction important? SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170642369 ER -