Is antibacterial treatment intensity lower in elderly patients? A retrospective cohort study in a German surgical intensive care unit

Published: Jun 10, 2019
Abstract
Demographic change concurrent with medical progress leads to an increasing number of elderly patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Antibacterial treatment is an important, often life-saving, aspect of intensive care but burdened by the associated antimicrobial resistance risk. Elderly patients are simultaneously at greater risk of infections and may be more restrictively treated because, generally, treatment intensity declines with age. We...
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Title
Is antibacterial treatment intensity lower in elderly patients? A retrospective cohort study in a German surgical intensive care unit
Published Date
Jun 10, 2019
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