Effectiveness of Ofloxacin Therapy in Preventing Functional Impairment and Increased Mortality in Elderly Patients with Bacteriuria

Drugs

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 374-375

  Staszewska Pistoni, M ^a,b   Dontas, A S ^a   Giamarellou, H ^a   Petrikkos, G ^a   Zorbas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

AGED; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIURIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OFLOXACIN;

EID: 0029084060     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 11791950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199500492-00102     Document Type: Article

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