The Surgeon's Guide to Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

THE SURGEON'S GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. John M.B. Smith, John E. Payne and Thomas V. Berne. 286 pp. Arnold, London, UK; Oxford University Press Canada, Toronto. 2000. Can$63.95. ISBN 0-34074196-1

This book is intended to simplify antimicrobial chemotherapy that surgeons prescribe to their surgical patients and is intended for a wide audience, including medical students, residents in surgery and practising surgeons. The book is divided into 3 parts. The first gives a concise history of surgical infection and some basic concepts related to bacteria such as bacterial cell wall structure and the types of flora that might be identified in the various body cavities and on …