Antimicrobial therapy in the elderly patient

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Antimicrobial therapy in the elderly patient

edited by Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dean C. Norman

(Infectious disease and therapy series, 9)

M. Dekker, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This unique resource offers the most up-to-date information available on the biochemistry, pharmacology, clinical indications, dosage, toxicity, and cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial agents for geriatric patients with infections. Presents the proper approaches to antimicrobial therapy for all older patients, including the critically ill, the ambulatory, nursing home residents, and those receiving therapy at home! Describing in detail antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, and antiviral drugs, Antimicrobial Therapy in the Elderly Patient discusses differences in the epidemiology, etiology, morbidity, mortality, and clinical manifestations found in older patients furnishes research and clinical results on how aging affects the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics as well as resistance to infections reviews the antibiotics most widely prescribed for elderly patients gives specific recommendations on dosages, routes of administration, and monitoring for adverse side effects examines antimicrobial prophylaxis and vaccinations and more!

目次

Unique Aspects of Infections in Older Adults, Thomas T. Yoshikawa Age-Related Changes in Host Defenses, Steve C. Castle Clinical Approach to Diagnosis of Infections in Older Patients, Dean C. Norman Assay Methods for Antimicrobial Therapy, Roger E. Bawdon Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Agents with Aging, Ingrid Nilsson-Ehle and Bengt Ljungberg Drug Prescribing, Compliance, and Adverse Reactions, Jay P. Rho and Mary Y. Ma Penicillins, Ronald A. Sherman and Maury Ellis Mulligan Cephalosporins, Jack D. McCue and Edward G. Tessier Monobactams, John S. Czachor and Richard A. Gleckman Carbapenems, Lynette H. Posorske and Fred M. Gordin Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors, Jay P. Rho, Fawn C. S. Takemoto, Ariane An, and Dean C. Norman Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, Leonard Williams and Bradley S. Bender Aminoglycosides, Darwin E. Zaske Quinolones, David R. P. Guay Vancomycin, Burke A. Cunha and Natalie C. Klein Tetracylines, Natalie C. Klein and Burke A. Cunha Erythromycin and Newer Macrolides, David M. Forrest and Anthony W. Chow Clindamycin, Haragopal Thadepalli and Daniel Hancz Metronidazole, Kimberly A. Shriner and Glenn E. Mathisen Chloramphenicol, Haragopal Thadepalli and Daniel Hancz Nitrofurans, Keith Beck and Hearee Chung Julius Methenamine, William L. Quinn Antituberculosis Agents, Asim K. Dutt and Hope Marlow Antifungal Agents, Carol A. Kauffman Antiviral Therapy, Thomas C. Cesario, Shookooh Yousefi, Gloria Carandang, and Mary Cesario Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy, Thomas T. Yoshikawa Antimicrobial Therapy in the Ambulatory Setting, Thomas T. Yoshikawa The Use of Antimicrobials in Nursing Homes, Elizabeth Anne Williams and Steven L. Berk Home Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy, Pamela H. Nagami and Stephen A. Landis Antimicrobial Prophylaxis, Chester Choi Immunoprophylaxis, Stefan Gravenstein, Barbara A. Miller, and Paul J. Drinka

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