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Index 307<br />

Plasmodium, 5, 106, 138, 266<br />

atovaquone and, 258, 265<br />

P. falciparum, 262<br />

P. malariae, 262<br />

P. ovale, 262–264<br />

P. vivax, 262–264<br />

quinolines and, 258, 262, 264<br />

Pneumocystis, 258, 264, 265<br />

atovaquone and, 257, 265, 266<br />

folate antagonists and,<br />

134, 136<br />

lincosamides and, 138<br />

pentamidine and, 258,<br />

273–275<br />

P. jirovecii (formerly P. carinii),<br />

19, 134, 136, 138, 139, 257,<br />

262, 265, 273<br />

Pneumonia<br />

aminoglycosides and, 104<br />

aspiration, 68<br />

atovaquone and, 266<br />

carbapenems and, 88, 89<br />

cephalosporins and, 75, 82,<br />

84, 89<br />

community-acquired, 20, 50,<br />

68, 75, 84, 107<br />

cyclic lipopeptides and, 130<br />

eosinophilic, 130<br />

folate antagonists and, 136<br />

glycopeptides and, 96<br />

hospital-acquired, 20, 21, 84<br />

lincosamides and, 139<br />

nosocomial, 67, 68, 83, 89,<br />

96, 115<br />

oxazolidinones and, 115<br />

penicillins and, 68<br />

pentamidine and, 273–275<br />

polymyxins and, 143<br />

quinolines and, 264<br />

tetracyclines and, 107<br />

vancomycin and, 20, 21, 96<br />

ventilator-associated, 104<br />

Pneumonitis, 122<br />

Poliomyelitis, 7<br />

Polyenes, 199<br />

described, 171–174<br />

Polyethylene glycol (PEG), 241<br />

Polymerase chain reactions<br />

(PCR), 22<br />

Polymyxins, described, 141–144<br />

Posaconazole, 26, 179<br />

described, 193–195<br />

Potassium-sparing diuretics, 134<br />

Praziquantel, 258<br />

Prednisone, 19<br />

Pregnancy, 95, 99, 106, 157,<br />

227, 270<br />

aminoglycosides and, 103<br />

ribavirin, 250<br />

Prevotella, 12<br />

Prevpac, 111<br />

Primaquine, 139<br />

clindamycin, 258<br />

described, 261–264<br />

Procaine, 54<br />

Proguanil, atovaquone, 258,<br />

265–267<br />

Prokaryotes, 4, 203<br />

Proper dose for patient, 45<br />

Prophylaxis/prophylactic<br />

therapy, 169<br />

defined, 16–17<br />

examples of, 19–20<br />

Propionibacterium, 9, 118<br />

Prostatitis, 136<br />

Protease inhibitors (PIs),<br />

described, 229–233<br />

Protein binding, 27<br />

Protein synthesis<br />

aminoglycosides and, 101<br />

inhibitors, linezolid, 113–115<br />

Proteus, 12, 14, 142<br />

fluoroquinolones and, 98<br />

glycylcyclines and, 106<br />

nitrofurans and, 122<br />

polymyxins and, 142<br />

Proton-pump inhibitors, 26, 186<br />

posaconazole, 194–195<br />

Protozoa, 5, 265<br />

Providencia, 106, 142<br />

Pruritis, 239, 246<br />

Pseudomembranous colitis, 146<br />

Pseudomonas, 12, 14, 87, 88, 91,<br />

92, 106, 122, 134, 143<br />

aminoglycosides and, 101, 102<br />

cephalosporins and, 71, 73, 77,<br />

78, 81, 84, 85<br />

fluoroquinolones and, 97–100

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