title: Selecting empiric drug therapy for pneumonia in geriatric patients.
abstract: Rather than produce extensive lists of pathogens and antibiotics to cover every situation, we have tried to provide some insight into how we make decisions regarding the drug therapy of our geriatric patients when they develop pneumonia, and give some practical examples of how we would use those agents.
authors: Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2220.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Wiley
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Pitner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents