Infections in the Elderly

Buch | Hardcover

150 Seiten

1986 | 1986 ed.
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85200-800-3 (ISBN)

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Public health and antiseptic measures, vaccination and antibiotics, have all contributed to the reduction in the incidence and impact of diseases due to infections in younger age groups. Unfortunately, however, infections remain a very important cause of both morbidity and mortality in the elderly. The reasons for the continued effect of infection on the older person are multifactorial. Firstly, the immune response alters with age and may result in opportunistic infections. Secondly, while the diagnosis and management of some infections in the elderly can present little problem, altered signs and symptoms in other older patients, especially the old elderly, can cause considerable diagnostic difficulties with resulting delays in definitive treat- ment. Thirdly, a degree of complacency can develop because some infec- tions are seldom seen and, consequently, may not be considered in the differential diagnosis. The presence of other, more common, diseases serve only to distract attention and confuse the diagnosis. Since the number of elderly people is increasing, the need for continued high standard of skill in diagnosis and management is emphasized. These factors are considered in this book by contributors who are experi- enced in their fields. The altered immune response with age, the appropriate use of antibiotics in older people and the latest developments of therapy are reviewed. Infections in various body systems are considered, with emphasis on differing presentations and diagnostic difficulties, ways of improving diagnostic skills as well as management and treatment.

1 The principles of antibiotic practice in the elderly.- 2 Infection and immunity in old age.- 3 Skin infections in the elderly.- 4 Septicaemia and infective endocarditis.- 5 Infective diarrhoea.- 6 Infections in the abdominal cavity in old age.- 7 Tuberculosis in the elderly.- 8 Bone and joint infections.- 9 Central nervous system infections in the elderly.- 10 Herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus infections in the elderly.- 11 Opportunistic infections.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.1986
Reihe/Serie	Modern Geriatrics Series ; 1
Zusatzinfo	150 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	0-85200-800-7 / 0852008007
ISBN-13	978-0-85200-800-3 / 9780852008003
Zustand	Neuware