Antibiotics in older adults
P. R. health sci. j
; P. R. health sci. j;23(1): 25-33, Mar. 2004.
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RESUMO
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in the older person, the dosification needs special care, since the pharmacokinetic parameters changes with aging and the side effects can be different in the older person. The creatinine clearance changes and we must modify the way we prescribe such antibiotics to the elderly, calculating. The variety of antibiotics now available led us to consider this paper in which we have presented the antimicrobial agents that can be considered in the treatment of the older person. We present several groups the penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems and betalactamase inhibitors or the great betalactam group. Other trimetroprin-sulfame-thoxazole, the newer macrolides (azithromycin and clarithromycin) as well as the aminoglycosides, vancomycin, clindamycin, metroridazole. The indications and contraindications are presented and reviewed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Antibacterianos
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
P. R. health sci. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
País de publicação:
Porto Rico