what book for ID ?

[Jani]

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Hi there,

does anyone know which is the most common ID book ( for quick reference) that most residents use ?

I am looking for one that has some quick reference with guidance- like beta lactam abx, quinalones and the subtypes with explanation as to why one is preferred over the other for individual scenario.

thanks. 🙂

 

[glorytaker]

Sanford's is the quickest of the quick in terms of reference books out there for ID.

 

[eighty-twenty]

Hi there,

does anyone know which is the most common ID book ( for quick reference) that most residents use ?

I am looking for one that has some quick reference with guidance- like beta lactam abx, quinalones and the subtypes with explanation as to why one is preferred over the other for individual scenario.

thanks. 🙂

Use Sanford and download all the IDSA guidelines for explanations--there are bunch of them and some, like the HIV opportunistic infections, are thick. This combo is what the ID fellow I worked with used.

Also, you should get tables susceptibility frequencies and abx nomograms for your own hospital since practices change based on prevalence of certain resistant bugs.

 

[shtarker]

Textbook wise there's only one: Mandell. Quote from a different source while on your ID rotation - don't plan on coming in tomorrow. My favorite website is hopkins-abxguide.org.

 

[Mumpu]

I use the free Hopkins Abx guide on my PDA and them Internets for specific therapeutics. I could never figure out how to read Sanford's. 😛

 

[Benzo4every1]

my ID attending recommended this book
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...623527/ref=sr_1_1/002-3714481-0181612?ie=UTF8