Survival of elderly bacteriuric subjects following long-term quinolone therapy

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-192

  Giamarellou, Helen ^a,d   Dontas, A S ^b   Petrikkos, G ^a   Gnardellis, C ^c   Zorbas, P ^a   Philippou, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b Center of Studies of Age Related Changes in Man   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Elderly subjects; Nursing home patients; Ofloxacin; Pulse therapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; URINE CULTURE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 34247895478     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2007.19.2.185     Document Type: Article

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