The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2025 (55th edition)

Sanford Guide helps you make the best infectious diseases treatment decisions, fast. Designed to be an invaluable resource for clinicians involved with ID in any care setting.

What's New for 2025

The 2024-2025 respiratory virus season remains dominated by the triple threat posed by COVID-19, RSV and influenza. Vaccination remains the cornerstone of prevention. Recommendations for treatment, prophylaxis and prevention are distilled in Table 14A of this edition. For comprehensive coverage, we direct you to Sanford Guide digital content (sold separately - please inquire), which is constantly updated.

Major updates include:

• Table 1—Updated with many changes, as always
• Table 5—Updated based on evolving recommendations and updated guidelines for treatment of highly resistant bacteria, especially gram-negatives
• Table 8—Updated drug information for pregnancy risk and lactation
• Table 9—Pharmacology, extensively updated
• Table 10—Antibiotic dosing, extensively updated
• Table 16—Pediatric dosing, extensively updated
• Table 17—Renal impairment dosing, extensively updated

Trusted Clinical Guidance Since 1969

With Sanford Guide, you get:

• Clinically actionable, concise answers—we give you exactly what you need to make the best decision in a fast-paced setting.
• Institutionally diverse editorial team by design—not every organization has the same patient population, budget, or processes. We bring perspectives from many medical institutions.

Popular with physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy provides convenient, concise, and reliable information.

The book includes a FREE 1-month trial of Sanford Guide Antimicrobial All Access, which provides expanded content, interactive tables and tools, and constant updates.

Coverage includes

Clinical syndromes

• Pathogens
• Bacterial
• Fungal
• Mycobacterial
• Parasitic
• Viral

Anti-infective agents

• Dosing
  • Pediatric adjustments
  • Renal adjustments
• Adverse effects
• Activity
• Pharmacology
• Interactions