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Infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the advanced aged.
With an increasing elderly population in the world, and increasing antimicrobial resistance, it is important that clinicians understand how to utilize antibiotics effectively and safely in this patient population.
To be able to provide effective antibiotic therapy to this population, it should be important to understand the altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs in elderly patients due to comorbid conditions and the normal physiological changes associated with aging and the increased risk of acquiring drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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Sartelli, M. (2021). Antibiotic Management in the Elderly Patients. In: Latifi, R., Catena, F., Coccolini, F. (eds) Emergency General Surgery in Geriatrics . Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62215-2_9
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