The role of new antibiotics for the treatment of infections in the emergency department.
Treatment of infectious diseases comprises a large part of emergency medicine practice. The management of infectious diseases in the emergency department is often different than in other settings because of the types of infectious presentations and the frequent necessity of empiric treatment decisions. This paper examines the new antimicrobials and their role for the treatment of infections in the ED.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003657:Decision Making; D016527:Drug Costs; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents