Designed to provide quick access to the standards with which to fight infectious disease by focusing on selection, proper doses, costs, and side effects of antimicrobial agents, the 2004 Pocket Book of Infectious Disease Therapy draws extensively from recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control, the Medical Letter, the American Hospital Formulary Service, and the AMA's Drug Evaluations. Tabular material has been updated to include all newly approved antibiotics, as well as new recommendations for management.