Patterns and outcomes of empirical antimicrobial use in elderly outpatients: A pilot observational study from North India

Patterns and outcomes of empirical antimicrobial use in elderly outpatients: A pilot observational study from North India

Introduction: Despite the rampant use of antimicrobials in health-care settings, the safety and clinical outcome data of antimicrobials are scarce in the elderly population. The main aim of this study is to assess the prescription pattern, therapeutic gains, and adverse reactions resulting out of an...

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Main Authors: Bisweswar Ojha, Amit Singh, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Upinder Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics
Subjects:
adverse drug reactions
antimicrobials
beta-lactams
geriatric
pharmacovigilance
prescription patterns
Online Access:http://www.jiag.in/article.asp?issn=0974-3405;year=2022;volume=18;issue=4;spage=172;epage=176;aulast=Ojha

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