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Foreword, Obituary: Dr. Alvis Kucers, Hail the Greats, Preface,
Abbrieviations. SECTION I Introduction. SECTION II Antibiotics: Part 1
Penicillins and related drugs, Part 2 Cephalosporins and related drugs, Part
3 Carbapenems, Part 4 Glycopeptides and lipopeptides, Part 5 Aminoglycosides,
Part 6 Macrolides and Ketolides, Part 7 Tetracyclines and related drugs, Part
8 Other antibiotics, Part 9 Anti-folate agents and other synthetic
antibacterials, Part 10 Nitroimidazoles, Part 11 Quinolones and
Fluoroquinolones. Part 12 Anti-tuberculosis drugs. SECTION III Antifungal
drugs: Part 1 Polyenes, Part 2 Echinocandins, Part 3 Allylamines and
benzylamine derivatives, Part 4 Systemic azoles, Part 5 Topical azoles, Part
6 Topical agentsthiocarbomates, hydroxypyridones, and morpholine, Part 7
Other antifungal agents. SECTION IV Antiparasitic drugs: Part 1 Anti-malarial
drugs, Part 2 Agents active against intestinal and extra-intestinal protozoa,
Part 3 Agents active against American trypanosomiasis, Part 4 Agents active
against African trypanosomiasis, Part 5 Agents active against leishmania and
other pathogens, Part 6 Agents active against helminths, Part 7 Agents active
against ectoparasites. SECTION V Antiviral drugs: Part 1 Agents active
against herpesviruses, Part 2 Agents active against the human
immunodeficiency virus, Part 3 Agents active against hepatitis viruses, Part
4 Agents active against influenza viruses, Part 5 Investigational antiviral
drugs. Index
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