Antibiotics prescription and guidelines adherence in elderly: impact of the comorbidities

Antibiotics prescription and guidelines adherence in elderly: impact of the comorbidities

Abstract Background Although the interest of antibiotics is well known, antibiotics prescription is associated with side effect, especially in patients with multiples comorbidities. One way to reduce the incidence of side effects is to respect antibiotics prescriptions guidelines. Our objective was...

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Main Authors: Anthony Dylis, Anne Sophie Boureau, Audrey Coutant, Eric Batard, François Javaudin, Gilles Berrut, Laure de Decker, Guillaume Chapelet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Antibacterial agent
Charlson score comorbidity
Inappropriate prescribing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1265-1

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