Antibiotic agents in the elderly.
Diagnosis and treatment of infections in the elderly is challenging and complicated because of age-related physiologic changes and lack of classical clinical symptoms. Elderly patients are more vulnerable to infections because of their underlying diseases. This article reviews the pharmacologic issues in treating the elderly with antibiotics, the most frequently encountered infections in this patient population, and the suggested antibiotic regimens. The discussion also includes the special challenges of treating these most frequently encountered infections in the elderly who reside in long-term care facilities.
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Malini
M
Stalam
Donald
D
Kaye
D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents