Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Infections in the Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-343

  Caterino, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DROTRECOGIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; OSELTAMIVIR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ZANAMIVIR;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; GERIATRIC CARE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 41749085982     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2008.01.002     Document Type: Review

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