Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients
This article describes the factors contributing reduced efficacy of antimicrobial agents in elderly patients, as well as the factors and mechanisms compromising safety of this drug class. Specific aspects of the administration of different antimicrobial agent classes in the most common infections in...
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Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия |
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| description | This article describes the factors contributing reduced efficacy of antimicrobial agents in elderly patients, as well as the factors and mechanisms compromising safety of this drug class. Specific aspects of the administration of different antimicrobial agent classes in the most common infections in elderly patients, such as respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin and skin structure infections, are considered in detail. Data on drug interactions between antimicrobial agents and other medication classes commonly used for the treatment of underlying medical conditions in the elderly are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7271192fe1f44223ae51e39ed8e5de0b2022-12-22T00:20:55ZrusInterregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial ChemotherapyКлиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия1684-43862686-95862015-11-01174267271cmac-2015-t17-n4-p267Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly PatientsOrtenberg E.A.0Tyumen State Medical University, Tyumen, RussiaThis article describes the factors contributing reduced efficacy of antimicrobial agents in elderly patients, as well as the factors and mechanisms compromising safety of this drug class. Specific aspects of the administration of different antimicrobial agent classes in the most common infections in elderly patients, such as respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and skin and skin structure infections, are considered in detail. Data on drug interactions between antimicrobial agents and other medication classes commonly used for the treatment of underlying medical conditions in the elderly are also presented.https://cmac-journal.ru/publication/2015/4/cmac-2015-t17-n4-p267/cmac-2015-t17-n4-p267.pdfelderly patientsantimicrobial agentsefficacysafetydrug interactions |
| spellingShingle | Ortenberg E.A. Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия elderly patients antimicrobial agents efficacy safety drug interactions |
| title | Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients |
| title_full | Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients |
| title_fullStr | Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients |
| title_short | Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Elderly Patients |
| title_sort | use of antimicrobial agents in elderly patients |
| topic | elderly patients antimicrobial agents efficacy safety drug interactions |
| url | https://cmac-journal.ru/publication/2015/4/cmac-2015-t17-n4-p267/cmac-2015-t17-n4-p267.pdf |
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