Surgical site infections in older adults: Epidemiology and management strategies

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-414

  Young, Michael H ^a   Washer, Laraine ^b   Malani, Preeti N ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterials, therapeutic use; Elderly; Infections, treatment; Postoperative infections, treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAPTOMYCIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; INDIUM 111; INSULIN; LINEZOLID; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPLASTY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LAMINECTOMY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 43049112430     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200825050-00004     Document Type: Review

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