International Congress and Symposium Series, 258 Edited by D Geddes Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, UK £20.00,  978-1-85315-589-5,  60pp,  Paperback,  August 2004

Contents:
Introduction - Duncan Geddes
Mode of action of colistin – resistance mechanisms - Peter Lambert
Liverpool epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: why it survives, why it cross-infects and its impact on antibiotic prescribing policy - Martin Walshaw
Current issues surrounding antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis: alternative actions, hypermutation and biofilms - Tyrone Pitt
Transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains and their consequences - Andrew Jones
Should all adults receive nebulized antibiotics? - Sarah Elkin
Practical issues with Colomycin – best dose, make up and route of delivery - Daniel Peckham
Four-year retrospective analysis of intravenous colistin - Martin Ledson
Intravenous bolus dosing in children at home: associated problems and why it helps - Peggy Burr
Summary - D Geddes

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