Antimicrobial use in patients with advanced cancer receiving hospice care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 438-443

  White, Patrick H ^a   Kuhlenschmidt, Heather L ^a   Vancura, Benjamin G ^a   Navari, Rudolph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Antimicrobials; Hospice; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; THRUSH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037405382     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00040-X     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Vitetta L., Kenner D., Sali A. Bacterial infections in terminally ill hospice patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 20:2000;326-334.
2. Pereira J., Watanabe S., Wolch G. A retrospective review of the frequency of infections and patterns of antibiotic utilization on a palliative care unit. J Pain Symptom Manage. 16:1998;374-381.
3. Ahronheim J.C., Morrison R.S., Baskin S.A.et al. Treatment of the dying in the acute care hospital. Arch Intern Med. 156:1996;2094-2100.
4. Goodlin S.J., Winzeberg G.S., Teno J.M.et al. Death in the hospital. Arch Intern Med. 158:1998;1570-1572.
5. Fabiszewski K.J., Volicer B., Volicer L. Effect of antibiotic treatment on outcome of fevers in institutionalized Alzheimer patients. JAMA. 263:1990;3168-3172.
6. Bruera E. Intractable pain in patients with advanced head and neck tumors. a possible role of local infection Cancer Treat Rep. 70:1986;691-692.
7. Green K., Webster H., Watanabe S., Fainsinger R. Case report. management of nosocomial respiratory tract infections in terminally ill cancer patients J Palliative Care. 10:1994;31-34.
8. MacKey J., Birchall I., MacDonald N. Occult infection as a cause of hip pain in a patient with metastatic breast cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 10:1995;569-572.