ANTIBIOTIC CONCERNS IN THE ELDERLY - A CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVE

Authors
GLECKMAN RA
Citation
Ra. Gleckman, ANTIBIOTIC CONCERNS IN THE ELDERLY - A CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVE, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 9(3), 1995, pp. 575
Citations number
60
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
Journal title
Infectious disease clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
9
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1995)9:3<575:ACITE->2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Unique antibiotic concerns exist for the management of infections in e lderly patients. Issues concerning age-associated physiological altera tions, compliance, drug-drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and guidelines for empiric therapy are reviewed in this article.