Prescription of antimicrobial agents to elderly people in relation to the type of infection

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 345-351

  Leistevuo, Tiina ^a   Isoaho, Raimo ^b   Klaukka, Timo ^c   Kivelä, Sirkka Liisa ^d   Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Infection; Old age

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030823648     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.5.345     Document Type: Article

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