Infection Control Issues in Older Adults

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 499-514

  Mody, Lona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIC; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447310311     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.02.001     Document Type: Review

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