Home intravenous antimicrobial infusion therapy: A viable option in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 645-650

  Cox, Amanda M ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^a,b,c   Wiseman, Stephen W ^a   Kauffman, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Elderly; Home infusion; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ERTAPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CELLULITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INFUSION; ENDOCARDITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INJECTION SITE INFECTION; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROTOXICITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; PHLEBITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE;

EID: 34247594518     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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