Journal article
Antibiotic agents in the elderly
Infectious disease clinics of North America, v 18(3), pp 533-549
Sep 2004
PMID: 15308275
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Abstract
Diagnosis and treatment of infections in the elderly is challenging and complicated because of age-related physiologic changes and lack of classical clinical symptoms. Elderly patients are more vulnerable to infections because of their underlying diseases. This article reviews the pharmacologic issues in treating the elderly with antibiotics, the most frequently encountered infections in this patient population, and the suggested antibiotic regimens. The discussion also includes the special challenges of treating these most frequently encountered infections in the elderly who reside in long-term care facilities.
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- Title
- Antibiotic agents in the elderly
- Creators
- Malini Stalam - Southeastern Veterans Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Spring City, PA 19475, USADonald Kaye - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Infectious disease clinics of North America, v 18(3), pp 533-549
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medicine (Graduate)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000223677200007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-4043100492
- Other Identifier
- 991019168315404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases