Antibiotic treatment and survival of nursing home patients with lower respiratory tract infection: A cross-national analysis

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 422-429

  Kruse, Robin L ^a   Mehr, David R ^a   Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^b   Ooms, Marcel E ^b   Madsen, Richard W ^c   Sherman, Asbley K ^c   D'Agostino, Ralph B ^d   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^b   Ribbe, Miel W ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Anti bacterial agents; Delivery of health care; Health services research; Nursing homes; Pneumonia; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27244453723     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.389     Document Type: Article

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